Chalk Point Contractor Falls to Death

Tuesday afternoon, while working on a boiler unit, a contractor’s employee fell 50 to 60 feet down a shaft into some duct-work at the Chalk Point power plant.  A Prince George’s County Fire and Rescue squad arrived at 2:30 p.m. and spent over an hour extricating the man from the duct-work, according to Mirant Mid-Atlantic spokesman David Barney.  Reports indicate that the worker died at the scene and was pronounced dead about 3 p.m.

Barney told The Bay Net that officials are not yet certain how the man fell.  Co-workers reported believing he was “tied off”.  Officials from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating, Barney said.

The Chalk Point power generating station is an asset of Atlanta-based, Mirant Mid-Atlantic.  According to Barney, Mirant has not released the name of the victim or the company he worked for out of respect for his family.

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