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Case study · MSHA Record #220253290017
Dryer Operator fatality
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
CARLSBAD PLANT
· United Salt Carlsbad LLC
· Eddy County, NM
Investigator 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.
Record details
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Unknown
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- MINERAL ITEMS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 27 years
- Experience at this mine
- 27 years
- Experience in this job
- 11 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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