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BHP Copper Inc operator

Controlled by BHP Billiton

MSHA operator ID: L14403

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 133
Mines on record: 3
Years on record: 2000–2013

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

479

citations

significant & substantial

$254,439

proposed penalties

$250,362

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 fatalities · 29 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 50 non-fatal
MACHINERY 11 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 10 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 10 non-fatal
OTHER 7 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2013

2012

12 (1f)

2011

2010

2008

2007

27 (1f)

2006

2005

2004

2002

2001

2000

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

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.

October 11, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

BHP Copper Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was found on the ground in front of a Cat 777D water truck. It appears that the employee fell to the ground from the equipment. There were no witnesses to the event. Autopsy report is pending.