One airlifted after incident near Ray Nixon Power Plant

(FOUNTAIN, Colo.) — Colorado Springs Utilities (Springs Utilities) and the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) are responding to an incident involving a contract employee near an ash landfill, located to the south of the Ray Nixon and Front Range Power Plants.

On Thursday, Sept. 5, Springs Utilities sent a statement at 4:15 p.m. regarding the incident, which detailed that the contract employee was airlifted to Denver for medical treatment and his condition is unknown at this time.

“We contract with this company to maintain our heavy equipment/large trucks that move material – such as ash and coal – at the site,” the statement read.

Springs Utilities further explained that neither power plant was impacted or involved in the incident and that CSFD would be leading the investigation.

“While our focus is on the health of this individual, we can report to our community that the site is not at risk and that there were no other worker injuries or damage to our infrastructure.”

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