Carlsbad, NM ·
OSHA Injury Report: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in 4021 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was underground Shaft Operator in hazardous waste disposal facilities.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
- Parent company
- SALADO ISOLATION MINING CONTRACTORS LLC
- Street
- 4021 National Parks Highway
- City
- Carlsbad
- State
- NM
- ZIP
- 88220
- On-site location
- Underground at Waste Shaft
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was attempting to reinstall doors on [REDACTED] [REDACTED] after they had been removed for operations.
What happened
As the employee was reinstalling the doors the employee lost control of and was struck in the back of the head.
Injury or illness
Laceration to back of head.
Object or substance involved
Metal shaft cage door.
Summary line
Laceration to back of the head. Employee lost control of shaft door and was stuck as it fell.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Underground Shaft Operator
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 562211: Hazardous waste disposal facilities
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 1,033
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,897,904
- EIN
- 824745477
- Establishment ID
- 1030967
- Employer case #
- 2023004
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 23:15
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-05
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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