Carlota Copper Company operator
Controlled by
KGHM Polska Miedz S A
MSHA operator ID: L14615
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 53
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1996–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
141
citations
24
significant & substantial
$60,514
proposed penalties
$50,528
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,986 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
70
inspections on record
2,368
inspection hours
6.0
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.141 citations across 2,368 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.$61K
proposed penalties
$51K
current assessed
$51K
paid to date
$656
outstanding
137 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 16 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 15 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 7 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 5 non-fatal
- OTHER 5 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2024
1
2022
1
2019
1
2018
2
2015
1
2014
3
2013
3
2012
3
2011
3
2010
4
2009
7
2008
16
2007
7
1996
1
Mines on record
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