OSHA inspectors have visited Eddy County in New Mexico one time.
It opened on Dec 2, 2025 after a complaint, in Carlsbad and is still open.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.
No penalty came with these citations.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 2 times.
Among public administration employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $0 penalty. Eddy County averages $0 across 1 cited inspection.
Eddy County also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Carlsbad site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 84 workers: 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.5 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Sheriff's Department
Carlsbad · 2025
84
3
0
2.3
5.5
Detention Center
Carlsbad · 2025
73
8
1
7.2
5.5
Fire Services/Emergency Preparedness
Carlsbad · 2025
60
6
5
6.2
5.5
Public Works
Carlsbad · 2025
63
3
2
3.8
2.2
Administration
Carlsbad · 2025
68
0
0
0.0
3.1
Facility Maintenance
Carlsbad · 2025
21
4
3
16.6
0.0
Eddy County Community and Administrative Services
Carlsbad · 2025
7
0
0
0.0
0.9
DWI Program
Carlsbad · 2025
6
0
0
0.0
0.2
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
(i) An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in appendix D to this section (“Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard”); and
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii)
(ii) In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
