New Mexico's oil and gas fields, mining operations, construction sector, and tribal industrial facilities generate serious burn injuries statewide. The University of New Mexico Hospital Burn Unit in Albuquerque is the state's ABA-verified center for burn care — and its records are essential evidence in any burn injury claim.
New Mexico's ABA-verified burn center serves the entire state. Treatment records from this facility are critical evidence in any burn injury claim.
New Mexico's ABA-verified burn center at UNM Hospital. Treats oil and gas, mining, construction, agricultural, and tribal industrial burn patients from across the state.
New Mexico law gives burn injury victims three years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit under N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-8. For wrongful death burn claims, the estate has three years from the date of death. Claims against New Mexico government entities require a Notice of Tort Claim within 90 days under the New Mexico Tort Claims Act (N.M. Stat. § 41-4-16).
New Mexico follows a pure comparative fault system. You may recover damages even if you were partly at fault for your injury — your award is simply reduced by your percentage of fault. There is no threshold bar to recovery. Even if you were 80% at fault, you can still recover 20% of your damages.
New Mexico workers' compensation covers most workplace burn injuries. Workers' comp is the exclusive remedy against your employer — but third-party claims against equipment manufacturers, chemical suppliers, contractors, and property owners are fully preserved. New Mexico also has specific provisions governing tribal employment, oil and gas operations, and federal contractor work that may affect which compensation systems apply.
If your burn was caused by someone else's negligence — an oilfield blowout, a mining explosion, a defective piece of industrial equipment, or an unsafe worksite — you likely have a viable claim. New Mexico burn victims may recover:
New Mexico's high burn-risk industries include Permian Basin oil and gas extraction, coal and copper mining, construction in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, agricultural chemical handling, and federal government and national laboratory contractor work at Sandia and Los Alamos facilities.
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