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Xcel, subcontractor, blamed for worker deaths
August 25, 2010 3:55 PM
Federal investigators say Xcel Energy and its contractor failed to adequately plan for hazardous work before a hydroelectric plant fire that killed five workers in Colorado. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released its final report on the October 2007 fire on Wednesday. The work included taking flammable solvents... more » -
Xcel Energy slammed for response to Colorado deaths
August 23, 2010 3:32 PM
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is criticizing Xcel Energy for its handling of the aftermath of a tunnel fire that killed five workers at a Colorado hydroelectric plant. In a letter sent Monday to Xcel CEO Richard Kelly, the board cited a list of "troubling episodes" unique to the... more » -
Xcel Energy wants report on deaths kept secret
June 24, 2010 2:51 PM
DENVER (AP) - Xcel Energy and a contractor are trying to delay the release of a report on a tunnel fire that killed five workers nearly three years ago. Xcel, RPI Coating and two RPI executives have been charged in the deaths at Georgetown hydroelectric plant. They plan to... more »
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