Two workers identified as Kyle Bussey, 28, and Philip Roberts, 36, die after being crushed by slide from 80-foot tall coal pile at power plant on Lime Road in Pueblo, Colorado
Modified Date:
Sun, 06/05/2022 - 6:49pmAccident Date:
Thursday, June 2, 2022Coal pile slide buries, kills 2 at Colorado power plant
Witnesses said the workers were standing about 30 feet (9 meters) up a slope of the pile when the slide occurred about 8:20 a.m., Duran said. Rescuers located the bodies at about 3 p.m. and later were able to recover them, he said.
Victim IDs released in coal slide at Colorado power plant
The Denver Post reports that 28-year-old Kyle Bussey of Pueblo and 36-year-old Philip Roberts of Canon City died in the accident Thursday at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo.
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Type: Other Type of Accident
People Involved:
Kyle Bussey
Philip Roberts
Roadway:
Lime RoadCity:
Pueblo, COCounty:
Pueblo County, CO