2 Bakersfield men stuck in Live Oak Cogen tank, leaves one dead
One man breaks leg, one dies
Posted: 10/03/2012
Last Updated:
233 days ago
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Kern County Fire Department retrieved a man with a broken leg from a tank and transported him to a local hospital and confirmed that one man died in a plant accident on Wednesday.
Early Wednesday morning, the fire department confirmed that two men were stuck in a 15-foot tall tank at the Live Oak Cogen plant on South Granite Road.
The two men were contractors cleaning the tank after a welding project was completed. Officials said that during the clean up, something went wrong.
The fire department did an aerial operation, where they sent a fireman down on a ladder to pull victims up in a rescue mission.
Officials are still unsure of exact events regarding the floor. Cal-OSHA and the coroner arrived and pronounced 54-year-old Barry Snelson dead at the scene.
The other man was removed from the container and his injuries were not considered life-threatening.
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