RIO TINTO MINERALS, INC.
APPROX. 16000 SR-395 EASTSIDE OF SR-395, CARTAGO, CA 93549 · NAICS 212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Jun 22, 2026#349021584Jun 22, 2026Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#349021584$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #349021584
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 22, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 22, 2026
- Closed
- Jul 13, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 18000 Sr-395, Cartago, CA 93549
- Industry
- 212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Apr 15, 2024#347438731Apr 15, 2024Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#347438731$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347438731
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 15, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 15, 2024
- Closed
- May 6, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 18000 Sr-395, Cartago, CA 93549
- Industry
- 212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Feb 9, 2021#345148779Feb 9, 2021Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#345148779$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345148779
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 9, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 9, 2021
- Closed
- Mar 23, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Approx. 16000 Sr-395 Eastside Of Sr-395, Cartago, CA 93549
- Industry
- 212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Aug 26, 2019#344278239Aug 26, 2019Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#344278239$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344278239
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 26, 2019
- Closed
- Nov 1, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Approx. 16000 Us 395 On East Side Of Us 395, Cartago, CA 93549
- Industry
- 212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jul 25, 2018#343340469Jul 25, 2018Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#343340469$2251 viol.1 violation$225 in penalties
Inspection #343340469
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 9, 2018
- Final Order
- Sep 4, 2018
- Closed
- Sep 5, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $225
- Penalties on Record
- $225
- Site Address
- Approx. 16000 Us 395 On The East Side Of The 395, Cartago, CA 93549
- Industry
- 212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4650(C) Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders | Other | 1 | 1 | $225 | $225 | Aug 28, 2018 | - | Sep 4, 2018 |
Aug 16, 2017#342553294Aug 16, 2017Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#342553294$2252 viol.2 violations$225 in penalties
Inspection #342553294
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 16, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 28, 2017
- Final Order
- Sep 1, 2017
- Closed
- Sep 27, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $225
- Penalties on Record
- $225
- Site Address
- Approx. 16000 Us 395 On The East Side Of The 395., Cartago, CA 93549
- Industry
- 212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3395(I) Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment | Other | 1 | 6 | $225 | $225 | Sep 7, 2017 | - | Sep 1, 2017 |
| 01002 | 6969(E) (15-1). Care of the Injured | Other | 2 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Sep 15, 2017 | - | Sep 1, 2017 |
Sep 28, 2016#341802098Sep 28, 2016Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#341802098$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341802098
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 28, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 28, 2016
- Closed
- Oct 6, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Aprox. 16000 U.s. 395 On The East Side Of 395, Cartago, CA 93549
- Industry
- 212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
7 inspections, 2016 to 2026. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Mining (except Oil and Gas), 2,249 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.