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Smoky Canyon Mine, Caribou County, Idaho: 61 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Smoky Canyon Mine is an active phosphate rock surface mine in Caribou County, Idaho, operated by J R Simplot Company with 235 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 1001590). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 61 citations and orders there with $26,065 in proposed penalties, and 14 accident reports were filed there, with 14 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 1001590
- Status
- Active since September 7, 1982
- Main commodity
- Phosphate rock
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Caribou County, Idaho
- Nearest town
- Afton
- Operator
- J R Simplot Company
- Employees
- 235
- MSHA field office
- Salt Lake City UT Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 61
- Significant and substantial
- 13 (21.3%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 3
- Proposed penalties
- $26,065
- Amount paid so far
- $24,447
- Inspections
- 29
- Inspector hours on site
- 585
- Citations per inspection
- 2.10 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 14
- Injury and illness cases
- 14
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 23, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 2 ($528 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 | 6 | 2 | $1,128 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 3 | $12,363 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | $3,300 | 4 |
| 2025 | 19 | 6 | $7,669 | 4 |
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | $1,605 | 5 |
Standards cited most at Smoky Canyon Mine
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 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 47.42 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4500 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Smoky Canyon Mine
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 3 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 11 |
What the accident reports at Smoky Canyon Mine describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 7 |
| Handling of materials | 5 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Smoky Canyon Mine
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 2 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 1 |
Other open mines in Caribou County, Idaho
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribou County Portable Crusher | Caribou County Road & Bridge | Caribou County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 13 |
| Seaton Earthmover Inc./ Chubb Springs | Seaton Earthmover Inc. | Caribou County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 6 |
| Bayer Quartzite Quarry | Ruveon LLC | Caribou County, ID | Crushed, broken quartzite | 10 | 3 |
| BFB & Ballard Mines | Ruveon LLC | Caribou County, ID | Phosphate rock | 19 | 1 |
| Husky 1, North Dry Ridge | Itafos Conda LLC | Caribou County, ID | Phosphate rock | 2 | 0 |
| Caldwell Canyon Mine | Ruveon LLC | Caribou County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 0 |
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.