Scott Simplot safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Slip or fall of person
Simplot Mill & Pit #1 · 2600390Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
Employee walked up five steps to take a sample from a belt and once the employee had the sample they turned around and walked back down the steps reaching the bottom step, they reported that they stepped bad and their right knee began to hurt.
Protection for openings around travelways.
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159030 CFR 56.11012 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Drill dust control.
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159030 CFR 58.620 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159030 CFR 56.14107(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Simplot Mill & Pit #1 · 26003903.3 on-site hours reported
Brakes.
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159030 CFR 56.14101(a)(2) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Protection of persons at switchgear.
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159030 CFR 56.12020 · $465.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159030 CFR 56.14132(a) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159030 CFR 56.14101(a)(3) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159030 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159075.3 on-site hours reported
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Smoky Canyon Mine · 10015905.5 on-site hours reported
Special Emphasis Programs
Vernal Pit & Mill · 42009985.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery
Vernal Pit & Mill · 4200998Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
As part of a routine inspection of a cyclone, the overflow pipe was removed & being reinstalled. The pipe was suspended by an overhead crane; another mechanic was pushing on the pipe to align the bolts. The pipe hung up, causing it to bounce. When it bounced, the nylon strap broke, & pipe fell, striking the mechanic's right hand between a pry bar & the overflow pipe flange.
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Smoky Canyon Mine · 10015905.0 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Simplot Mill & Pit #1 · 26003900.8 on-site hours reported
New task training.
Simplot Mill & Pit #1 · 260039030 CFR 46.7(a) · $610.00 proposed penalty
Barricades and warning signs.
Simplot Mill & Pit #1 · 260039030 CFR 56.20011 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Simplot Mill & Pit #1 · 26003908.0 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Smoky Canyon Mine · 1001590No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Electrician was stripping wire with a box knife, when the electrician pulled the wire the knife caught pinky finger requiring 3 stitches.
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Vernal Pit & Mill · 420099830 CFR 56.14100(c) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Vernal Pit & Mill · 420099841.0 on-site hours reported
Electrical conductors.
Vernal Pit & Mill · 420099830 CFR 56.12004 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159030 CFR 56.12008 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
Smoky Canyon Mine · 100159030 CFR 56.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
Status is from the current MSHA Mines snapshot, not the selected reporting period. Closed records can retain their last reported controller/operator.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.