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Rio Tinto Group safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Moving machine parts.

    violationRecord 6941217
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $504.00 proposed penalty

  2. Moving machine parts.

    violationRecord 6941218
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  3. Moving machine parts.

    violationRecord 6941216
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  4. Housekeeping.

    violationRecord 6941215
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  5. Construction and maintenance of guards.

    violationRecord 6941214
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  6. Moving machine parts.

    violationRecord 6941213
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  7. Barricades and warning signs.

    violationRecord 5052836
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.20011 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  8. New task training.

    violationRecord 5050760
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 46.7(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $168.00 proposed penalty

  9. Housekeeping.

    violationRecord 6941212
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  10. Work on electrically-powered equipment.

    violationRecord 6941211
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.12016 · $177.00 proposed penalty

  11. Inspection.

    violationRecord 5051165
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  12. Access to stationary electrical equipment or switchgear.

    violationRecord 5051164
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.12019 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  13. Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.

    violationRecord 5051163
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.12008 · $336.00 proposed penalty

  14. Construction and maintenance of guards.

    violationRecord 5051162
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  15. Requirement for container labels.

    violationRecord 5050759
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  16. Guarding electrical connections and resistor grids.

    violationRecord 5050758
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.12023 · $336.00 proposed penalty

  17. First-aid materials.

    violationRecord 5050757
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.15001 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  18. Identification of power switches.

    violationRecord 5050756
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.12018 · $336.00 proposed penalty

  19. Construction and maintenance of ladders.

    violationRecord 5050533
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.11003 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  20. Inspection and cover plates.

    violationRecord 5050532
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  21. Machinery, equipment, and tools.

    violationRecord 5052835
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.14205 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  22. High-pressure hose connections.

    violationRecord 5051161
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.13021 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  23. Horns and backup alarms.

    violationRecord 5050531
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.14132(a) · $642.00 proposed penalty

  24. Electrical conductors.

    violationRecord 5050530
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  25. Moving machine parts.

    violationRecord 5050529
    Copperton Concentrator · 4201996

    30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

Sources and definitions

MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).

Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.

Status is from the current MSHA Mines snapshot, not the selected reporting period. Closed records can retain their last reported controller/operator.

Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.

Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.

S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.

Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.

Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.