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New Hampshire State Police Trooper Eric Fosterling identified the worker as Dakota LaBrecque, of Loudon, N.H.
Springfield police and fire, as well as state police, responded to the plant around 6:30 p.m. on Monday for an untimely death, Fosterling said on Wednesday.
Fosterling declined to comment on the specifics of what happened, but said “it was obvious that it was a work-related incident.”
LaBrecque’s death has been ruled accidental, Fosterling said.
Ted Fitzgerald, the Boston-based regional spokesman for the U.S. Department of Labor, said OSHA has “opened an inspection” related to LaBrecque’s death, which was reported to the agency around 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
“The inspection’s purpose is to determine whether or not any workplace safety standards were violated,” Fitzgerald said in an email.
He declined further comment.
Springfield Power plant manager Chuck Theall didn’t return a request for comment on Wednesday.
Fitzgerald couldn’t say when OSHA’s investigation would wrap up. OSHA has up to six months to complete it, he said.
LaBrecque was newly employed at Springfield Power; he started just two weeks ago, according to his Facebook page.
LaBrecque is a 2013 graduate of Merrimack Valley High School in Concord, his Facebook page said.
Springfield Power, located on Fisher Corner Road, is owned by Korea East-West Power Co., a multinational firm based in South Korea.
The biomass plant began operations in 1987 and generates about 16 megawatts, according to the Biomass Power Association’s website.
Jordan Cuddemi can be reached at jcuddemi@vnews.com or 603-727-3248.
Clarification
This story has been updated to clarify the amount of power generated by the Springfield Power plant.