一名合同工在Hoist Dam被打倒在一个支架上后死亡;另一名工人住院。 A contract worker died at Hoist Dam after being overcome in a penstock; another was hospitalized.

一名合同工星期五在Negaunee镇上上上半岛电力公司的Hoist大坝死亡,当时他正在一家大型水管铺子内进行维修。 A contract worker died Friday at Upper Peninsula Power Company’s Hoist Dam in Negaunee Township while performing maintenance inside a penstock, a large water conduit. 两个承包商在空中监视器发现不安全条件时正在涂层。 Two contractors were applying a coating when air monitors detected unsafe conditions. 一人从入口舱门逃出,在稳定的条件下住院治疗。 One escaped through an access hatch and was hospitalized in stable condition. 另一个在倾斜管道下方大约90英尺处滑落,无法救出,后来在现场宣布死亡。 The other slid about 90 feet down the inclined pipe and could not be rescued, later pronounced dead at the scene. 多个机构的应急人员协助了这项努力。 Emergency responders from multiple agencies assisted in the effort. 马凯特县治安官办公室正在调查，UPPCO 确认正在全力合作，在通知工人家属之前不会公布更多细节。 The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, and UPPCO confirmed it is cooperating fully, with no further details released pending notification of the worker’s family.