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November 22, 2025 NM · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Salt Carlsbad LLC · Struck by falling object

The employee was pressure washing silo #6 and was found with their head and right arm in the silo with salt buildup on their head and right arm. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

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