CARLSBAD PLANT safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 56.11012 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Barricades and warning signs.
30 CFR 56.20011 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
03/13/26, at 8:00 PM, EE was unclogging bin #3 when a salt rock moved into the chute. Causing the employee's hand and bar to move downward. The employee's left hand struck the side railing of the chute on bin #3, impacting the lower left side of EE's left ring finger. On 03/16/26 a X-ray report indicated a closed displaced fracture of distal phalanx of left ring finger.
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While poking a silo the employee struck the top of EE's left hand on the spout piece, resulting in discomfort. As EE was walking down the steps, EE hit the top of left hand as well, causing further discomfort.
Machinery
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee got a piece of debris in right eye. Employee was using an angle grinder to cut bolts from the broken elevator buckets in order to install new ones. They were wearing safety glasses. They said their eye was irritated but didn't think they needed medical attention. They reported the next morning, they wanted to go to urgent care. Urgent care physicians removed the debris.
Spot Inspection
2.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Fatality
Accident narrative
The employee was pressure washing silo #6 and was found with their head and right arm in the silo with salt buildup on their head and right arm. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fatal Accident Investigation
30.5 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
18.0 on-site hours reported
Requirements for written safety program.
30 CFR 56.23003(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Safety belts and lines.
30 CFR 56.15005 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was kneeling on a pile of product, as EE got up with EE's right foot, it slipped. Employee tried to break the fall with EE's right arm.
Powered haulage
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was walking under the Bemis reject line when a bag fell off the conveyor, striking the employee on the left side of neck/shoulder area.
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was walking down a slope, slipped on gravel and strained left knee.
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $313.00 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.
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.