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News Release
Sept. 17, 2003
Subcontractors Injured at San Juan Generating Station
Incident
Waterflow: Four subcontractors were injured this morning
at the PNM San Juan Generating Station (SJGS) while preparing
to work on one of the plant's unit boilers.
The individuals, who work for Riley Industrial, suffered
burns from boiler steam at approximately 8:20 a.m. while preparing
to remove a clinker, a solid piece of ash within the plant's
Unit 4 boiler. Plant medical personnel immediately worked
to stabilize the individuals until emergency vehicles arrived
to quickly transport them to the San Juan Regional Medical
Center in Farmington.
SJGS safety officials are working diligently to further determine
the cause of the accident. At this time, all four units at
the plant are continuing to operate.
"Because we take safety very seriously at all of our
power plants, we are very concerned about this incident,"
said Pat Goodman, vice president of power production at PNM.
"Clearly our thoughts are with these individuals and
their families at this time."
The plant has worked to increase safety awareness during
the last few years by instituting safety activities in the
workplace and offering behavioral-based incentives to keep
employees focused on safety issues. Safety personnel will
thoroughly review the results of this accident investigation
to continue enhancing safety measures taken in the future.
PNM is the principal subsidiary of PNM Resources,
an energy holding company based in Albuquerque. PNM provides
electric utility service to 387,000 customers and natural
gas service to 450,000 customers in New Mexico. The company
also sells power on the wholesale market in the Western U.S.
PNM Resources stock is traded primarily on the NYSE under
the symbol PNM.
SJGS is a 1,798-megawatt coal-fired power
plant located 15 miles northwest of Farmington, N.M. The plant
is PNM's primary generation source, providing 60 percent of
the power needed by PNM customers. PNM operates the plant
on behalf of the company and eight other owners.
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