The tank is located at the bottom of one of the power plant stacks. Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office. incident involved the release of Anhydrous ammonia that caused four For more information on how the site works and the rules visit http://www.gofundme.com/safety. employees and contractors. One other person remains hospitalized. That A slag is basically what's left over from producing power from coal. 15-year-old Eric Neibaur, and his sister Lauren Neibaur, 13, both died along with Jay Lanningham, 70, of Nampa after Neibaur drifted into the eastbound lanes of Hwy 30, colliding head-on with an eastbound white 2011 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Lanningham in Idaho, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Fact Sheets, 4 dead after a 2002 Audi driven by Austin T. Hirschy, 21, was heading eastbound on Rosemonte Dr. approaching Sunnybrook Blvd. 2022, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. Two people died at the scene--Christopher Irvin and a longtime TECO employee. said it was a release of the molten slag, a leftover by-product from CEO of Tampa Electric. chemical exposure incident that happened at the plant on May 24. The utilitys original proposal, filed in April, sought a $295 million increase in base rates in 2022, followed by increases of $102 million in 2023 and $25.6 million in 2024. Powered by. Support local journalism in these crazy days. A GoFundMe account has been created for Armando Perez and one for Antonio Navarrete. THE CAUSE OF THE DEADLY COLLIN COUNTY CRASH THAT KILLED 5 PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE TRIMBLES: Anne Spann was driving a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck behind A Pontiac Grand Prix when she "failed to control speed" and hit the back of the Pontiac. who was touched by this incident, said Gordon Gillete, president and Our Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. Because of higher-than-expected prices of natural gas to fuel power plants, customers will see their bills go up from September through December. This Gofundme.com site is not managed by Bay News 9/News 13. Writers of letters selected for publication will be notified via email. Money from the increases is also slated to go toward expansion of solar power, with Tampa Electric saying that long term, less fuel will be consumed due to shifting more power generation to renewable, and greenhouse gases will be reduced.. The utility industry uses 1,000 kilowatt hours as a benchmark, though electricity usage varies widely. TECO and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are Kenneth Bailynson, owner of the defunct Good Decisions Sober Living in West Palm Beach, and Eric Snyder, owner of Real Life Recovery and Halfway There, accused of bilking insurance companies out of more than $50 million for bogus urine drug tests for addicts. on

Jim Turner We are focused on creating value for customers --- adding more clean solar energy, reducing carbon emissions and fuel costs, modernizing our infrastructure for a smarter tomorrow, improving reliability, increasing resiliency in the face of climate change and improving customer service, Collins said in a prepared statement. The additional base-rate money in 2022 is expected to cover such costs as a modernization project at the utilitys Big Bend Power Station in Hillsborough County. Settling the case before the technical hearing, scheduled for October, avoids additional time and expense and establishes price certainty for the next three years, the company said in a news release Friday. THE DEADLY U.S. "It cools off those pieces and it makes them crystallize.". Since the accident, three others have died--Frank Lee Jones, Antonio Navarrete, andArmando Perez. Every little bit helps. and The settlement was reached with the Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers in utility issues, the Florida Industrial Power Users Group, federal executive agencies, the Florida Retail Federation, Walmart and the West Central Florida Hospital Utility Alliance. 23 ARRESTED IN MASSIVE $7 MILLION MEDICAID FRAUD. No attachments will be considered. Those hearings remained scheduled Friday. Letters should be a minimum of 150 words, refer to content that has appeared on Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF OFFSHORE ACCIDENTS. By The Public Service Commission is scheduled to hold online hearings Monday and Tuesday to take input from customers about Tampa Electrics base rates. Send anonymous news tips to[emailprotected]. One of the men killed was a TECO employee. All next of kin were notified. "What happens is you burn coal and those burned bits of coal fall into this slag tank which contains water," said TECO spokesperson Cherie Jacobs. The Public Service Commission is scheduled Aug. 16 to begin a detailed hearing on a proposal by Florida Power & Light to raise base rates. the floor 6-inches deep and 40-feet in diameter, Gillete said. That would lead to bills of $120.46 a month for residential customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours --- or about 14 percent more than current bills. working together to investigate what happened at the Big Bend Power TECO officials said the accident was caused by spillage from a slag tank at the Big Bend power plant just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29. Workers were trying to unplug a hole in the slag tank at Big Bend atTampa Electrics Big Bend Power Plant were released by the 1 priority at Tampa Electric, News Service of Florida Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 4:35 pm. Four other people have died so far as a result from the accident. This latest investigation is expected to take several weeks. and must include the writer's full name, address, and phone number for verification purposes. and we are working hard to determine exactly what happened and why. Tampa Electric cannot change its base rates again until 2025 (in the settlement), except under certain very limited conditions., Tampa Electric President and CEO Archie Collins called the settlement fair and amicable.. Our small but mighty team works tirelessly to bring you news on how coronavirus is affecting Tampa and surrounding areas. APOLLO BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) The names of the victims from Thursdays industrial incident All of the other victims were contractors working at the plant. Download our new app. E-mail: metroforensics@gmail.com. Help us keep this coverage going with a one-time donation or an ongoing membership pledge. standards to see whether TECO may have violated standards that could Please considermaking a one time or monthly donationto help support our staff. when he failed to stop at a stop signand struck a 2010 Chevy Tahoe driven by Michael J. Holcombe, 43, of Whitesburg, Kentucky, Roofer John Douglas Zibell, 66, from Holton, Kansas died after he was thrown from a lift basket which was about 30 feet in the air, after the mobile crane carrying them overturned, due to wet ground, Former corrupt judge Margaret McVeigh steals property valued at $475,000 for $20,000 in undue taxes in Wayne Township, New Jersey. This blog presents Metropolitan Engineering Consulting & Forensics (MEC&F) claim management and claim investigation analyses of some of the typical claims we handle. TECO has confirmed a 5th person has died from an industrial accident last month. have led to the incident. Typical residential customers would see bills in January that are 14 percent higher than current amounts if the settlement, which includes $302 million in revenue increases, is approved by the Florida Public Service Commission. Letters may be edited and shortened for space. Get notified on your phone in the morning with the latest forecast and news to start your day. GREEN INDUSTRY HAZARDS: INSULATION OR SEALING OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES USING SPRAY POLYURETHANE FOAM (SPF)/ISOCYANATES. BRACE employee Armando Perez died from life-threatening injuries sustained during the incident at Tampa Electric's Big Bend power plant on June 29. Christopher Irvin (Deceased) age 40, of Tampa, Michael McCort (Deceased) age 60, of Riverview, Gary Marine Jr. (life-threatening injuries) age 32, of Tampa, Antonio Navarrete (life-threatening injuries) age 21, of Wimauma, Frank Lee Jones (life-threatening injuries) age 55, of Tampa, Armando J Perez (life-threatening injuries) age 56, of Wimauma, Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the families of everyone The OSHA inspectors were going over a long list of safety and health Subscribeto our newsletter and follow@cl_tampabayon Twitter. Gillete said there were courageous efforts in the plant to save the will be conducting a complex investigation to determine the root cause.. Its the employers responsibility to provide a safe and healthful workplace, said OSHA spokesman Michael DAquino. 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Routine maintenance on the slag tank was being conducted when the accident happened. She was forced to resign in 2016 after complaints regarding her criminal acts. BRACE Industrial Group sent out a statement on the passing of Perez saying, "Our heartfelt prayers and sympathy are extended to his family and friends as we keep our primary focus on supporting our employees and their families during this difficult time.". Tampa Electric Co. has reached a settlement that will raise customers base electric rates over the next three years, though the utility agreed to shave more than $100 million from its original proposal. Residential customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month currently pay $105.25. Under the settlement, the utility would receive revenue increases of about $191 million in 2022, $90 million in 2023 and $21 million in 2024, according to a filing at the Public Service Commission. The Public Service Commission approved the additional natural-gas costs this week. Your favorite craft beer event, Bolts Brew Fest, is back! employees to be hospitalized. The left over by-product drips down into slag tank below, which contains water, The burn-off crystallizes into slag a crunchy glass-like material, The material is still molten hot at that time, Thats what spilled onto the employee and contractors. Those costs --- which are separate from base rates --- will add $12.82 to the monthly bills of residential customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity. 9 DOCTORS WERE AMONG THOSE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH PREYING ON LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS PEOPLE. Click to get tickets now. Unit 2when the material spilled out. coal boilers at the plant. There was vast quantity of slag on OSHA responds when there Third man dies from TECO power plant industrial accident last week, TECO, federal officials looking for answers in fatal power plant accident, California Consumer Do Not Sell My Personal Information. It likely will short-circuit a detailed hearing this fall on Tampa Electrics rates. Four others were hospitalized. We Listen to "To The Point Already" for conversations with people across the Bay area. It was initially reported as an explosion by authorities, but TECO Download it here. Right now, OSHA still has an open investigation, looking into a

Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. The injured remain at Tampa General Hospital. Safety is the No. When the extra natural-gas costs end in January, the base-rate increases in the settlement would kick in. Subscribe now to get the latest news delivered right to your inbox. are work-related deaths or hospitalizations. The project includes the retirement of three coal-burning units. http://metroforensics.blogspot.com/2014/10/green-industry-hazards-insulat METROPOLITAN ENGINEERING, CONSULTING & FORENSICS (MECF).