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United States: A worker falls from a Florida Power & Light's power plant, a two years later of an employee raised concerns over health and safety issues
"Worker falls 35 feet at power plant in east Orange County", 12 November 2019
A worker fell approximately 35-feet while taking down scaffolding at a power plant Tuesday morning in east Orange County, officials said.
It happened around 8:45 a.m. in a section of the Stanton Energy Center on South Alafaya Trail that is operated by NextEra Energy, Orange County Fire Rescue Officials said.
Fire officials said that when crews arrived, the man was still 15-feet above ground and in a confined space. Rescuers got the man to ground safely and then airlifted him to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
It's unclear what caused the man to fall.
NextEra Energy is the parent company of Florida Power & Light.