Mining Incidents

Freeport McMoRan Miami Inc operator

Controlled by Freeport-McMoRan Inc
MSHA operator ID: L17249
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
122
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2000–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
528
citations
107
significant & substantial
$261,014
proposed penalties
$257,893
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,121 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
110
inspections on record
5,690
inspection hours
9.3
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.
528 citations across 5,690 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.
$261K
proposed penalties
$258K
current assessed
$258K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
523 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
5
2024
6
2023
6
2022
2
2021
2
2020
3
2019
4
2018
5
2017
5
2016
5
2015
6
2014
6
2013
11
2012
8
2011
6
2010
8 (1f)
2008
6
2007
4
2004
1
2003
2
2002
2
2001
6
2000
13

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
January 9, 2010 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Freeport McMoRan Miami Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were placing 24" HDPE pipe, when the pipe suddenly shifted and rolled on top of one of the workers. He was treated and stabilized at the scene. He was subsequently transported to a hospital, where he later passed away.

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