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BHP Billiton controller

MSHA controller ID: C11406

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 650
Mines on record: 7
Years on record: 2000–2016

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

3,555

citations

862

significant & substantial

$3,210,108

proposed penalties

$2,778,466

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 116 non-fatal
MACHINERY 1 fatality · 68 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 202 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 59 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 55 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 43 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2016

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2012

45 (1f)

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2007

40 (1f)

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2000

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded

September 22, 2012 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

BHP Copper Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Fatality due to fall from heights.

November 12, 2007 NM · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · MACHINERY

Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Conveyor Belt broke free from feeder breaker and struck employee on his back, knocking him down.