Rescue of Trapped Worker Completed at Mercer Generating Station

Rescue of Trapped Worker Completed at Mercer Generating Station



HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J., June 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A PSEG Power heavy
equipment operator who was trapped when the bulldozer he was operating became
partially submerged in a coal storage pile at Mercer Generating Station has
been rescued. The worker, whose name is being withheld pending notification of
his family, was able to walk away from the scene after the rescue operation and
has been taken by ambulance to a local hospital. He apparently sustained
injuries to his right arm or wrist the extent of which aren't known at this
time.

The incident occurred at approximately 8:05 this morning when coal gave way
underneath the bulldozer the worker was operating. Rescue workers from the
Trenton Fire Department's Rescue One unit reached the bulldozer and extracted
the employee at approximately 11 a.m. A full investigation into the incident
has been initiated.

Michael J. Thomson, president of PSEG Fossil, commended the Trenton Fire
Department rescue team and other local, county, and state police, fire, and
rescue agencies for their quick response and professionalism. "They did a great
job under difficult conditions and we are grateful for their efforts," Thomson
said.

Mercer Generating Station is a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fueled generating
facility. The station was not operating at the time of the incident. 

DATASOURCE: PSEG



CONTACT:  Neil Brown of PSEG, [phone], or [phone]



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