Case Study: No Escape, Dangers of Confined Spaces

On October 2, 2007, five people were killed and three others injured when a fire erupted 1,000 feet underground in a tunnel at Xcel Energy Company’s hydroelectric power plant in Georgetown, Colorado, located approximately 45 miles west of Denver. This CSB safety video explains how the accident occurred.

Review some work practices and safety protocols that should be implemented to prevent an accident from happening like this in the future.

Share your post on the discussion board in a minimum of 250 words. Read the other student’s posts on the discussion board and reply to at least 2 other student’s post on their discussion post. Your replies to other student’s posts should be a minimum of 50 words and should not include pleasantries such as; “Great post” or “I totally agree with you”.

• USCSB. (2010). No Escape: Dangers of Confined Spaces.