BHP controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
BHP Iron Ore fined after workplace safety incident
Fine or penalty
BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd was fined $125,000 after a contractor was seriously injured in a 2017 workplace incident. The company pleaded guilty to causing serious harm to an employee and failing to provide a workplace free of hazards.
Source excerpt
BHP pleaded guilty in the South Hedland Magistrates Court after being charged with causing serious harm to an employee and failing to provide a workplace where employees were not exposed to hazards.
BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd was today fined $125,000 after a contractor suffered a lacerated artery from being struck in the neck by a metal shard in September 2017.
2015
Olympic Games hospitality program enforcement action
The US Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that BHP Billiton failed to maintain adequate controls over a hospitality program that invited government and state-owned-enterprise officials to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. BHP agreed to pay a US$25 million penalty without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings.
1990
Ok Tedi environmental controversy
BHP’s involvement in the Ok Tedi copper mine in Papua New Guinea became associated with extensive environmental degradation and legal action brought by indigenous communities. The episode became a major example of the environmental and social risks connected with large-scale mining.