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OSHA Injury Report: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in 4021 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220 resulted in days away from work. Employee was underground Maintenance Worker 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 S1000 W1700

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
95
Days restricted or transferred
169

Before the incident

Employee was walking on working surface after hanging vent tubing in the mine.

What happened

Employee was stepping down from the continuous miner stepped onto object which made him fall onto conveyor belt.

Injury or illness

Ruptured patellar tendon Left knee

Object or substance involved

continuous miner used as work surface

Summary line

Ruptured patellar tendon Left knee

Employee and industry

Job description
Underground Maintenance Worker
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 #
2023021

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05MAR24:16:08:00

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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.