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New Mexico Salt & Minerals LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Chase Clark Wilson
Carlsbad, Eddy County, NM  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2901785

New Mexico Salt & Minerals LLC has $283K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
344
citations
101
significant & substantial
$283,000
proposed penalties
$278,624
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,376 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
105
inspections on record
1,160
inspection hours
29.7
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
344 citations across 1,160 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

New Mexico Salt & Minerals LLC has $283K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$283K
proposed penalties
$279K
current assessed
$279K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
311 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 19,931 6 1 301.0
2025 Q3 24,142 5 1 207.1
2025 Q2 21,813 3 1 137.5
2025 Q1 21,731 38 4 1748.7
2024 Q4 17,805 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 17,948 5 3 278.6
2024 Q2 26,320 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 20,345 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 25,381 2 0 78.8
2023 Q3 27,663 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 27,950 4 0 143.1
2023 Q1 27,663 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 26,031 10 2 384.2
2022 Q3 24,793 12 3 484.0
2022 Q2 22,080 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 22,080 5 1 226.4
2021 Q4 22,080 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 22,080 11 2 498.2
2021 Q2 22,080 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 22,080 12 7 543.5
2020 Q4 22,080 1 0 45.3
2020 Q3 22,080 7 4 317.0
2020 Q2 22,080 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 22,080 5 0 226.4
2019 Q4 15,360 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 15,360 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 15,360 13 3 846.4
2019 Q1 15,360 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 15,360 3 1 195.3
2018 Q3 15,360 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 15,360 5 0 325.5
2018 Q1 15,360 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 15,360 14 5 911.5
2017 Q3 15,360 8 2 520.8
2017 Q2 15,360 1 0 65.1
2017 Q1 23,520 1 0 42.5
2016 Q4 15,360 9 3 585.9
2016 Q3 15,360 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 15,840 11 3 694.4
2016 Q1 15,360 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 15,360 10 4 651.0
2015 Q3 15,360 6 1 390.6
2015 Q2 16,800 3 1 178.6
2015 Q1 21,600 3 0 138.9
2014 Q4 25,440 5 3 196.5
2014 Q3 28,320 2 1 70.6
2014 Q2 32,640 8 5 245.1
2014 Q1 30,240 3 1 99.2
2013 Q4 21,600 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 18,240 4 1 219.3
2013 Q2 20,160 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 11,520 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 16,800 1 1 59.5
2012 Q3 11,040 3 1 271.7
2012 Q2 10,560 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 10,560 7 3 662.9
2011 Q4 13,920 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 10,560 12 3 1136.4
2011 Q2 8,160 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 5,760 6 4 1041.7
2010 Q4 8,160 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 10,080 4 1 396.8
2010 Q2 9,120 1 1 109.6
2010 Q1 10,560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 10,080 12 9 1190.5
2009 Q3 7,680 13 10 1692.7
2009 Q2 4,800 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,840 3 0 781.2
2008 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 960 6 0 6250.0
2008 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 480 1 1 2083.3
2007 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 960 3 0 3125.0
2006 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 480 2 0 4166.7
2003 Q3 480 3 0 6250.0
2003 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 580 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 960 2 0 2083.3
2001 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 960 1 0 1041.7
2001 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2022 · 3 incidents

December 8, 2022 NM · Metal/Non-Metal EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
New Mexico Salt & Minerals LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Employee locked out electrical pump panel to do maintenance on machine. When employee returned to unlock and turn on pump panel, the panel exploded. Employee was exposed to minor flash from the electrical current.

November 7, 2022 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
New Mexico Salt & Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee put fingers on back of belt to hot air sealer to check the temperature and the belt caught the right index finger.

April 11, 2022 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Mexico Salt & Minerals LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning a dust trap at the big dryer and as employee pulled the tray out, the metal cut left index finger.

2015 · 1 incident

August 3, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
New Mexico Salt & Minerals LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working under dryer shoveling.

1987 · 1 incident

1983 · 2 incidents

June 22, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
S P N Dismantling Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FEED HOPPER AND GOT HAND CAUGHT IN GRINDING TEETH BADLY CUT FIRST TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND

June 18, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S P N Dismantling Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WALKED THROUGH OFFICE RATHER FAST AND SLIPPED ON FLOOR AND TURNED ANKLE. HE REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION AS HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT. ON 6-19-83 ANKLE BECAME WOLLEN AND HAD X-RAY TAKEN.

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