Data / Mines / New Mexico / Carlsbad Plant
Carlsbad Plant, Eddy County, New Mexico: 70 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Carlsbad Plant is an active salt, brine evaporated surface mine in Eddy County, New Mexico, operated by United Salt Carlsbad LLC with 50 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2901043). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 70 citations and orders there with $39,380 in proposed penalties, and 16 accident reports were filed there, with 16 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 2901043
- Status
- Active since October 5, 1972
- Main commodity
- Salt, brine evaporated
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Eddy County, New Mexico
- Nearest town
- Carlsbad
- Operator
- United Salt Carlsbad LLC
- Parent company
- Texas United Corp
- Employees
- 50
- MSHA field office
- Carlsbad NM Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 70
- Significant and substantial
- 10 (14.3%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 1
- Proposed penalties
- $39,380
- Amount paid so far
- $38,510
- Inspections
- 17
- Inspector hours on site
- 148
- Citations per inspection
- 4.12 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 16
- Injury and illness cases
- 16
- Fatalities
- 1
- Latest MSHA record
- September 29, 2026
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | 3 | $5,055 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | $9,573 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | $1,029 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 | $8,553 | 6 |
| 2026 | 26 | 2 | $15,170 | 2 |
Standards cited most at Carlsbad Plant
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 13 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14205 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.20011 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Carlsbad Plant
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 12 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 3 |
What the accident reports at Carlsbad Plant describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 7 |
| Slip or fall of person | 3 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 2 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
| Electrical | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Carlsbad Plant
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Conveyor | 2 |
| Packaging machine | 2 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 2 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 1 |
Other open mines in Eddy County, New Mexico
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Minerals Carlsbad, Inc. | International Minerals Carlsbad, Inc. | Eddy County, NM | Potash | 467 | 887 |
| Intrepid Potash East | Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC | Eddy County, NM | Potash | 240 | 275 |
| New Mexico Salt & Minerals LLC | New Mexico Salt & Minerals LLC | Eddy County, NM | Salt, brine evaporated | 1 | 106 |
| Thunder Stone Quarry LLC | Thunder Stone Quarry LLC | Eddy County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 73 |
| Carlsbad Lake Plant | United Salt Carlsbad LLC | Eddy County, NM | Salt, brine evaporated | 40 | 60 |
| Boyd Pit | United Materials, LLP | Eddy County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 53 |
| Cactus Pit | J & H Services Inc | Eddy County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 49 |
| Carlsbad Airport Pit | United Materials, LLP | Eddy County, NM | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 44 |
| Sweatt Bar 5 Pit | Sweatt Construction, Inc. | Eddy County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 44 |
| Crusher #1 | James Hamilton Construction Company | Eddy County, NM | Sand, industrial | 20 | 35 |
| Travelstead | United Materials, LLP | Eddy County, NM | Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 35 |
| Intrepid Potash West | Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC | Eddy County, NM | Potash | 211 | 33 |
| Ramirez and Sons Rsi-2 | Ramirez & Sons, Inc. | Eddy County, NM | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 32 |
| Mo's Crusher | Mo's Crushing | Eddy County, NM | Sand, industrial | 5 | 11 |
| Wipp Road #1 | Halo Services, Inc | Eddy County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 10 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.