2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Carlsbad, NM —

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 Mechanic 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 Panel 8 Room 3

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
55
Days restricted or transferred
53

Before the incident

Assembling a new Transporter vehicle in the underground. Worker was installing tires on the transporter.

What happened

Employee and a Waste Handling employee were lifting a tire using a fork lift and the tynes kept hitting tire and wouldn 't let the tire go up any further WH employee let go of tire which jerked other employee 's arm.

Injury or illness

Rt Shoulder Tear

Object or substance involved

Transporter Tire

Summary line

[REDACTED] Tear

Employee and industry

Job description
Underground Maintenance Mechanic
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 #
2023050

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05MAR24:16:36:00

More injuries at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

View Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)'s full OSHA safety record →

More injuries in this industry (NAICS 562211)

More injuries in NM

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—

WM 3385

TAOS, NM—

WM 873

CLOVIS, NM—

WM 821

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.