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Copperton Concentrator: 385 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Copperton Concentrator is an active copper ore processing facility in Salt Lake County, Utah, operated by Kennecott Utah Copper LLC with 233 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4201996). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 385 citations and orders there with $269,321 in proposed penalties, and 12 accident reports were filed there, with 11 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4201996
- Status
- Active since July 5, 1988
- Main commodity
- Copper ore
- Mine type
- Facility
- County
- Salt Lake County, Utah
- Nearest town
- Bingham Canyon
- Operator
- Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
- Parent company
- Rio Tinto Group
- Employees
- 233
- MSHA field office
- Salt Lake City UT Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 385
- Significant and substantial
- 40 (10.4%)
- Closure orders
- 3
- High negligence or reckless
- 12
- Proposed penalties
- $269,321
- Amount paid so far
- $265,510
- Inspections
- 47
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,717
- Citations per inspection
- 8.19 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 12
- Injury and illness cases
- 11
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 28, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 75 ($32,767 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 56 | 3 | $40,253 | 3 |
| 2023 | 121 | 16 | $116,806 | 2 |
| 2024 | 25 | 5 | $22,485 | 2 |
| 2025 | 118 | 10 | $41,090 | 2 |
| 2026 | 65 | 6 | $48,687 | 2 |
Standards cited most at Copperton Concentrator
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 49 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 34 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 32 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 24 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 20 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 20 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 13 |
| 30 CFR 56.17001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 12 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.16005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.4102 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
Injury and illness cases at Copperton Concentrator
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 6 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 5 |
What the accident reports at Copperton Concentrator describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 3 |
| Slip or fall of person | 2 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
| Exploding vessels under pressure | 1 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 1 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
| Electrical | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Copperton Concentrator
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Forklift | 1 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
| Man lift | 1 |
| Bulldozer | 1 |
| Trucks | 1 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 1 |
Other open mines in Salt Lake County, Utah
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Canyon Mine | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | Salt Lake County, UT | Copper ore | 876 | 487 |
| Beck Street | Staker & Parson Companies | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 26 | 102 |
| Hansen Pit | Geneva Rock Products Inc | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 62 | 49 |
| Parley's Stone | Arizona Materials | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 47 |
| North Salt Lake Mine | Utah Sand And Gravel | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 44 |
| Lehi Point East | Staker & Parson Companies | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 30 | 37 |
| Glenwood | TM Crushing, LLC | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 37 |
| Kennecott Keystone Underground | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | Salt Lake County, UT | Copper ore | 31 | 34 |
| Lakeview Rock Products, Inc. | Lakeview Rock Products, Inc. | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 23 | 31 |
| Mt Jordan Pit | Geneva Rock Products Inc | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 22 | 23 |
| Beef Hollow | Staker & Parson Companies | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 21 |
| West Valley | Arizona Materials | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 20 |
| Black Rock Quarry | Geneva Rock Products Inc | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 16 |
| WT Portable | Integrity Materials Management | Salt Lake County, UT | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 9 |
| Crushing Plant 1 | M&T Enterprises LLC | Salt Lake County, UT | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 8 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.