Employees hurt at Xcel plant in Becker

Xcel investigating cause of accident.

July 20, 2017 at 10:49PM

Three employees at Xcel Energy's Sherco plant in Becker were injured Wednesday when a breaker they were working near failed.

Paramedics were called to the scene and all three workers were transported to Hennepin County Medical Center, Xcel said in a statement Thursday. The statement did not note the workers' condition. All three were wearing the proper protective equipment, the company said.

"We remain deeply concerned about our employees wellbeing," Xcel said. "The safety of our employees is our number one priority.

Xcel said it's working to determine the cause of the incident.

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Mike Hughlett covers energy and other topics for the Minnesota Star Tribune, where he has worked since 2010. Before that he was a reporter at newspapers in Chicago, St. Paul, New Orleans and Duluth.

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