Mining Incidents

Renco Group controller

MSHA controller ID: M10271

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Fatalities
7
Total incidents
1398
Mines on record
9
Years on record
1994–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8,390
citations
2,031
significant & substantial
$4,584,682
proposed penalties
$3,787,913
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $796,769 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,753
inspections on record
75,462
inspection hours
11.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
8,390 citations across 75,462 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$4.6M
proposed penalties
$4.0M
current assessed
$3.8M
paid to date
$223K
outstanding
8,146 assessments are final orders; 171 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2026
17
2025
41
2024
41
2023
35
2022
31 (1f)
2021
39
2020
47
2019
38
2018
46
2017
52
2016
62
2015
58 (1f)
2014
44
2013
36
2012
18
2011
24
2010
35
2009
31 (1f)
2008
31
2007
33 (1f)
2006
28
2005
36
2004
46
2003
28
2002
32
2001
51
2000
20

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

7 recorded
December 6, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Doe Run Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

APPROXIMATELY 1:35 PM ON 12/06/2022, EE WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND AFTER BEING STRUCK BY REAR OPPOSITE OPERATOR SIDE TIRE. INVESTIGATION IN ONGOING AT THIS TIME.

January 21, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
The Doe Run Company · Struck by falling object

EE was fatally injured while performing the standard practice of scaling loose material using a mechanical scaler. Loose material fell from the back contacting the scaler and employee.

June 11, 2009 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Doe Run Resources Corp dba Doe Run Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was looking for hydraulic leak and was struck in head by eject all plate. Employee received a massive head trauma and later became a fatality.

April 3, 2007 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
The Doe Run Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The worker was in process of adding Material to the base of the tailings dam at Brushy Creek Mine. The moxy haul truck was going down the slope of the dam when the driver lost control. As he tried to negotiate the turn near the bottom, the truck rolled over and landed on side in a 6' deep seep pond. Diver's body was found pinned under truck and in water.

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