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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
Avg employees
1033
Total hours worked
1897904
EIN
824745477
Establishment ID
1030967
Employer case #
2023004

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05MAR24:16:03:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.