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Rio Tinto Group controller

MSHA controller ID: M01812

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
1108
Mines on record
16
Years on record
2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5,360
citations
762
significant & substantial
$3,959,437
proposed penalties
$3,567,987
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
11 (1f)
2025
56
2024
38
2023
21
2022
19
2021
21
2020
24
2019
27
2018
20
2017
18
2016
30
2015
21
2014
23
2013
38
2012
24
2011
33
2010
17
2009
31
2008
34 (1f)
2007
58
2006
55
2005
59
2004
55
2003
65
2002
90
2001
86
2000
26

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
March 12, 2026 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC · Struck by powered moving object

At approximately 05.12am on the 12th March 2026, a mechanic was struck by a drill boom in a surface workshop, causing fatal injuries.

October 29, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper · Struck by falling object

All we know is a call came 10/29/08 about 8:00 a.m. that we had a fatal accident at Kennecott; our driver was killed by a pipe falling off the top of load on trailer. All Bob Orton Trucking does is haul the load (this load from WL Plastics Corp, Cedar City, Utah). We do not load or unload product.