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OSHA Injury Report: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in 4021 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was electrician 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
Outside waste hoist

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
2

Before the incident

Stripping wire with stripping knife and cut palm of left hand

What happened

While holding wire in left had as employee was stripping wire the knife blade slipped off the wire and cut through the workers glove.

Injury or illness

Laceration to left hand

Object or substance involved

Wire stripping knife

Summary line

Laceration to Hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Electrician
SOC code
47-2111 — Electricians
NAICS code
562211 — Hazardous waste disposal facilities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1033
Total hours worked
1897904
EIN
824745477
Establishment ID
1030967
Employer case #
2023016

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05MAR24:16:39:00

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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.