Man severs finger tip with machete while cutting pumpkins

Heard on: Sandoval County NM Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Fire control, South District, medic 4402, (number withheld) Sunrise Drive, (number withheld) Sunrise Drive in Placitas.

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70-year-old male, awake and breathing, cut off the tip of his finger with a machete.

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How about for you?

00:24

Fire control, 4301.

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4301. Yes, sir. We're directly back.

00:28

Fire control is en route.

00:29

We're going to be turning around on 550.

00:32

Direct medic 4301.

00:34

Fire control, 4301.

00:36

4301.

00:37

Yes, sir. I'm having cab issues.

00:39

Can we have a coding?

00:41

Coding is going to be a 21 Bravo (number withheld).

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Caller advised he has been cut up with his finger with a machete, cutting pumpkins that feed his horses.

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Fire control, medic 4301.

00:51

Bleeding's not controlled at this time.

2026-11-10 15:03 UTC

Medical Emergency

Sunrise Dr, Placitas, NM 87043

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call near Sunrise Drive in Placitas for a 70-year-old man who reportedly cut off the tip of his finger with a machete while cutting pumpkins for his horses. He was awake and breathing, but the bleeding was not controlled.