Coal production
0reported short tons
ALL STATUSES / OPERATOR PORTFOLIO
United Salt Carlsbad LLC
Membership and operating status are from the latest MSHA Mines snapshot. Open a mine for its ownership history.
MSHA OPERATOR IDL00708
MINE PORTFOLIO
6 of 6 mines and facilities
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18. All statuses records; production reporting is not required.
Material, method and type filters apply to this table. The portfolio’s status applies to the entire page. GEM fields describe their own release, not the selected MSHA year.
| Mine | Location / type | Coal · short tons | Hours worked | Violations | Accident records | On-site inspection hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLSBAD LAKE PLANT2901042 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Eddy, NMSurface · MSHA: Salt, Brine Evaporated | 0 | 40,044 | 33 | 1 | 42.5 |
| CARLSBAD PLANT2901043 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Eddy, NMSurface · MSHA: Salt, Brine Evaporated | 0 | 162,182 | 39 | 8 | 89.8 |
| Blue Ridge Plant4100949 · Abandoned | Fort Bend, TXFacility · MSHA: Salt, Brine Evaporated | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hobbs Highway Plant2901072 · Abandoned | Eddy, NMFacility · MSHA: Salt, Brine Evaporated | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hockley Salt Mine4100941 · Abandoned | Harris, TXUnderground · MSHA: Salt | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| United Salt Bagging Plant2901044 · Abandoned | Eddy, NMFacility · MSHA: Salt | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Production and hours sum available quarterly reports. — means unavailable; zero safety records means none in the selected imported period. Ownership reflects the current MSHA record.
LOCATION
Portfolio map
2 of 6 mines with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- CARLSBAD LAKE PLANT32.39250, -103.97306Open map ↗
- CARLSBAD PLANT32.55222, -103.98917Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. All 6 mines listed under this operator were checked; 2 have reports in the available quarters. Totals use current ownership.
Hours worked
202,226reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 35,274 | 0.00 | 64 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 29,613 | 0.00 | 55 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 34,233 | 0.00 | 69 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 31,812 | 0.00 | 67 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 35,854 | 0.00 | 69 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 35,440 | 0.00 | 61 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
7211 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
91 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
53,476.0068 of 72 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
132.2513 inspections · 13 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 14 | 2 | 5,411.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20.3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 19 | 5 | 12,800.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36.0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33.0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 28 | 3 | 19,967.00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 11,450.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q3 | 9 | 0 | 3,848.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18.0 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.14101(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.12002 · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.11012 · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.11012 · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.14112(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.11012 · S&S · $398.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.12032 · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.20011 · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
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.
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
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.
- CARLSBAD LAKE PLANT · 2901042
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 6.0 on-site hours
- CARLSBAD LAKE PLANT · 2901042
56.14100(b) · $267.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD LAKE PLANT · 2901042
56.14100(b) · $267.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD LAKE PLANT · 2901042
46.11(b)(4) · S&S · $4,871.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD LAKE PLANT · 2901042
56.15005 · S&S · $10,842.00 proposed
- CARLSBAD LAKE PLANT · 2901042
Description not reported
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
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.
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
Spot Inspection · 2.5 on-site hours
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
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.
- CARLSBAD PLANT · 2901043
Fatal Accident Investigation · 30.5 on-site hours
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.
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.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
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