83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $865,275 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
459
inspections on record
50,060
inspection hours
9.8
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.
4,913 citations across 50,060 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.
$5.0M
proposed penalties
$4.3M
current assessed
$4.1M
paid to date
$180K
outstanding
4,760 assessments are final orders; 80 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. · Struck against a moving object
Our mixer driver was hauling for Freeport McMoRan at their Morenci mine location, the load was rejected and sent back, driver followed the escort down a hill with a full load, lost brakes and turned the mixer on its driver's side.
September 15, 2021AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (non-shop)Fatality · OTHER
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. · Unclassified, insufficient data
Weld crew initiated an argon purge on a 30" pipe that had been fit up afternoon prior. When argon purge was established, two welders began to make their root pass welds. Upon inspection "sugaring" was observed. a welder entered the open end of the 30" pipe for unknown reasons where they were found by a coworker to be unresponsive. No witnesses observed them enter the pipe.
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