United Salt Carlsbad LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Moving machine parts.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104318.5 on-site hours reported
Protection for openings around travelways.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.20003(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.14132(b)(1)(iii) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.14101(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Controls and switches.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.12002 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.14112(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.11012 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Barricades and warning signs.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.20011 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
CARLSBAD PLANT · 290104330 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043Days 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
CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043No 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.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
CARLSBAD LAKE PLANT · 29010426.0 on-site hours reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
CARLSBAD LAKE PLANT · 290104230 CFR 56.14100(b) · $267.00 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.