The Xcel Energy Cabin Creek Fire occurred on October 2, 2007, at Xcel Energy's pumped storage hydroelectric plant near Georgetown, Colorado, a small town forty-five miles west of Denver. The accident killed five workers and injured three. Xcel paid millions of dollars in compensation to the workers' families and U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fines, but wa. DateOctober 2, 2007Location, U.S.Deaths5Non-fatal injuries3The plantThe plant, the Cabin Creek Generating station, is a generator that opened in 1967. It is located about 6 miles from Georgetown, accessed by the high mountain road of. It sits at a. In 2000, a -initiated inspection of the (a long, sloping tunnel and confined space running nearly 3/4 of a mile) found that the epoxy lining on the interior of the pipes w. The case was investigated by the and a formal report was released on August 25, 2010. The investigation was hampered by Xcel and RPI refusing to furnish testi.
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