The Morgan County Sheriff's Office says they were exposed to naturally occurring hydrogen sulfide gas.
The Western Sugar Cooperative vice president said workers were performing routine maintenance in a utility building when they were exposed to the gas.MORGAN COUNTY, Colo. — An employee at an eastern Colorado sugar plant died, and five others were treated at a hospital after they were likely exposed to hydrogen sulfide, according to thevolunteer firefighters responded to a call from the Western Sugar Co-Op at 18317 Highway 144 on Wednesday at 3:32 p.m.
The sheriff said two Western Sugar employees were rescued from a confined space about 10 feet below the ground. Two Fort Morgan firefighters also suffered exposure to a hazardous material during the rescue operation. Tristan Teter, 27, from Brush, was identified as the worker who died by the Morgan County Coroner's Office. The coroner said Teter's autopsy results are pending investigation.The Western Sugar Cooperative vice president said the workers were performing routine maintenance in a utility building when they were exposed to the gas.
"At this point in our investigation, we believe the affected employees were exposed to a build-up of naturally occurring hydrogen sulfide. The situation is contained, with no ongoing risk to our employees or the facility," the company said in a statement."We are mourning the loss of one of our maintenance team members and extend our thoughts and prayers to his family, friends, and colleagues.
The sheriff's office said the gas is produced by the microbial breakdown of organic materials in the absence of oxygen and noted it has a rotten egg smell. The production of H2S gas is a naturally, biologically occurring instance, the sheriff's office said. According to the agency, there was no leak or release of the gas at the Western Sugar property.
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