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United Salt Carlsbad LLC operator

Controlled by Texas United Corp
MSHA operator ID: L00708

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
88
Mines on record
3
Years on record
2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
563
citations
98
significant & substantial
$207,982
proposed penalties
$192,580
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
2
2025
7 (1f)
2024
3
2023
2
2022
5
2019
1
2018
2
2017
1
2016
1
2015
3
2014
1
2013
6
2012
5
2011
8
2010
6
2009
3
2008
5
2007
3
2006
4
2005
5
2003
3
2002
5
2001
4
2000
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 22, 2025 NM · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Salt Carlsbad LLC · Struck by falling object

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.