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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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March 5, 2024 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bisti Fuels Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting some gasket material with a utility knife towards self. The knife slipped on the material and lacerated EE's left palm below the pinky. Employee found the supervisor who called MRT's and met MRT's at the safety building who cleaned and bandaged the wound.

September 29, 2022 NM · Coal electrician helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bisti Fuels Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using jaw pliers to pull off the jacket from a high voltage cable. pliers slipped and struck employee on nose causing a laceration requiring 4 stitches.

August 12, 2020 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bisti Fuels Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee stated EE was making a homemade part to repair a sink that was spraying water on the wall. EE was cutting a safety cone with a utility knife to make this part. While cutting EE reached EE's left hand inside the cone and stabbed EE's left thumb. The cut required four stitches.

March 13, 2020 NM · Coal machinist HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bisti Fuels Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two employees were removing left side bull gear carrier pins from an 8750 dragline using a "canister" tool. While using this tool and attempting to line up all thread, the pipe slipped, putting the employee's ring finger in a pinch point.

May 5, 2019 NM · Coal janitor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bisti Fuels Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a straight razor that was removed from a scraper to open a cardboard box for trash bags, in the process ee lacerated left palm below thumb.

January 26, 2017 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bisti Fuels Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was positioning a floor jack under a loader, while pushing jack forward the jack handle was unlocked, accidentally. Which caused the employee to fall forward, placing left hand on loader and the long jack handle smashed/broke left index finger tip.

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