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Rio Tinto Group controller

MSHA controller ID: M01812

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Fatalities
10
Total incidents
3407
Mines on record
51
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5,398
citations
767
significant & substantial
$4,008,124
proposed penalties
$3,568,319
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $439,805 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,075
inspections on record
64,874
inspection hours
8.3
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.
5,398 citations across 64,874 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.
$4.0M
proposed penalties
$3.7M
current assessed
$3.6M
paid to date
$141K
outstanding
5,203 assessments are final orders; 63 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
11 (1f)
2025
56
2024
38
2023
21
2022
19
2021
21
2020
24
2019
27
2018
20
2017
18
2016
30
2015
21
2014
23
2013
38
2012
24
2011
33
2010
17
2009
31
2008
34 (1f)
2007
58
2006
55
2005
59
2004
55
2003
65
2002
90
2001
86
2000
26

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

10 recorded
March 12, 2026 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC · Struck by powered moving object

At approximately 05.12am on the 12th March 2026, a mechanic was struck by a drill boom in a surface workshop, causing fatal injuries.

October 29, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper · Struck by falling object

All we know is a call came 10/29/08 about 8:00 a.m. that we had a fatal accident at Kennecott; our driver was killed by a pipe falling off the top of load on trailer. All Bob Orton Trucking does is haul the load (this load from WL Plastics Corp, Cedar City, Utah). We do not load or unload product.

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