Pipefitter Killed in Power Plant Accident, Name Released
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Posted: 7:21 AM Sep 23, 2008
 Last Updated: 1:32 AM Sep 24, 2008
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UPDATE @ 12:30pm
A company spokesperson tells WSAZ.com Gary DeLoache, 63,
was working on some equipment that helped reduce emissions at the John Amos Power Plant in Putnam County when he fell and died. He's from West Columbia, South Carolina.


ORIGINAL STORY @ 7:21am
WINFIELD, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A man has died after an accident at the John Amos Power Plant in Putnam County.

Plant officials confirmed the man fell about 2:30 Tuesday morning, while doing construction at Unit 3.

The man worked as a pipefitter, and was employed as a contractor through Shaw Construction.

The name of the victim has not been released.

OSHA is on the scene, and has begun an investigation into the incident.

About 3,000 employees from Shaw Construction are currently working at the plant.

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Posted by: Craig on Dec 31, 2008 at 11:08 AM
I was there when it happened on the night shift, he was behind me about 50 yards. We wore goggles over our safety glasses to see and respirators to breath. Tripping and falling hazards everywhere, very poor safety program. AEP should be held accountable.
Posted by: Margie on Sep 25, 2008 at 11:58 PM
I didn't know this man or his work ethic but anybody who is still pipefitting at 63 or 64 deserves the respect of all. My husband is in Local 625. His eyes are going and his knees and his back are shot. He has carpal tunnel in both hands and 1 shot rotator cuff. He crawls in holes, he climbs through vessels with fumes at staggering levels. He welds while lying flat on his back in water up to his face. When it's 90 degrees outside, he's wearing at least 2 layers of clothing, a hat, goggles, and heavy work boots. When it's cold, he wears 2 layers of clothing because he can't be bundled or he won't be able to lie on his back or practically stand on his head to weld. One bad spark, he blows himself and everyone else around straight to hell and back. He comes home with black dirt and ash all over him and he blows it out of his nose and mouth. He has burns or metal stuck in him every week. Those of you who want to preach about drug and alcohol use, I bet you work at a desk all day
Posted by: LILA on Sep 25, 2008 at 11:43 PM
My husband is a pipefitter who has worked at Amos and dozens of other sites around the Eastern US. This is the 3rd fatality at Amos that I know of plus a few more on his KY sites. Most of these accidents are preventable, most commonly the result of someone else, either on the deceased's crew or on the crew from the shift before his, messing up and leaving the problem to an unsuspecting coworker. I've seen many comments about drugs and alcohol - while there are those who are, not all union workers are substance abusers. These men work like mules, mostly in constant danger, to feed their families. They work in 135 degree heat at Amos. They work in NEGATIVE 35 degrees in Lima OH. They go to work sick or hurt because they don't get "sick days". They can work from 40 - 90 hours per week, maintaining the family home while living out of cheap motels in every city where there's a job. Before you bash union workers for ANYTHING get a clue as to how they and their families must cope.
Posted by: safety on Sep 25, 2008 at 05:26 PM
TO Concerned, I hate to tell you but accidents do not always happen nor do they need to happen. 1/10th of one percent are act of god, 99.9% can be prevented. The belief that I work at a power plant, steel mill, or refinery so there are going to be accidents is garbage. Very unfornate and I hate to hear about this but once the press release from OSHA comes out, just another needless death I will proably use in my site specfic safety class.
Posted by: Concerned on Sep 25, 2008 at 09:48 AM
My brother in law was there the night this happened...it was clearly an accident that happened and noone could do anything about it. It is sad to think as hard as these men work that people want to reflect on things other then their hard work and an accident happening. Why do people automatically turn to blaming it on drugs on the job or safety equipment? WAKE UP PEOPLE!! Accidents happen and always will. I am severly sorry for this family and their loss but now they know this man is in heaven and smiling down on them all. My husband and many other family members are union plant workers and they wear their safety equipment and are drug tested randomly every week or so, so I am a firm believer in what they do. May these good man rest in peace.
Posted by: Local 887 Family on Sep 25, 2008 at 06:54 AM
My husband was a foreman there for 5 years. He worked 7 days a week and 14 hrs a day. Nick you need to also get your facts straight. Not ALL Foremans are in your ear pushing you faster and to forget about safety. Safety has always been his #1 priority. He has a loving wife and 4 sons to come home to everyday. He thinks outside the box and treats his men the way he likes being treated when he isnt a foreman. He got physically exhausted and felt it could effect his fellow workers because of his exhaustion, so he did the right thing and stepped down. These companies try to give incentives to these workers who work long and hard days accident free with 50.00 gift cards to walmart or something of the sorts. Its ridiculous these companies should 1.) Hire more man power 2.) Cut back hours 3.) Think about how long it would safely take them to build and charge correctly. They need to stop trying to rush through the jobs to save money! More and more deaths will happen if this doesnt stop.RIP GARY
Posted by: Informed on Sep 24, 2008 at 08:34 PM
Ok, for those of you who are going on and on about safety precautions...here's the deal. My husband works at Amos. The man was on a "Green Tagged" scaffold. This means he was not required to have a harness on. However, even if he did have a harness on, he was climbing down from one level to the next. He would have had to untie the harness to get to the next level down. So even being required to wear a harness does NO good if you are climbing up or down the scaffold. Keep in mind that this did happen at 2:30 in the morning. Even if a person is on nightshift for a while, or if they are new to it, most people are tired at that time of the night. That could have played a role in it, or maybe not. Who knows for sure. What I do know is this. To blame safety, drugs, age, etc. is crazy. NONE of us have any idea what happened and for any of us to speculate is just a waste of time. Let this poor man rest in peace and let his family morn. Keep them in your prayers and out of your opinions.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 24, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Hi, this is Anonymous that posted at 10:14 AM I too take great offense to people on here talking trash about something they know nothing about. Yes, drugs are everywhere but I do not believe for one minute this man was a user. They work these guys like a dog, I know. I also agree w/ nick about the safety directors. They need to take into consideration (this is my husbands words) that the safety glasses they are required to wear often fog up on the guys and make it even more hazardous for them trying to see to avoid a fall. Accidents do happen in construction all the time because its a dangerous profession. But like others said on here, this is not the time for somebody to go running their mouth or pointing fingers. Just because you know somebody in non-union construction that does use drugs, does not mean these guys are. Best wishes to the family...
Posted by: A Union Wife on Sep 24, 2008 at 11:47 AM
I'd like to 1st of all say Sorry To The Family For Their Loss. My husband works at the same plant. The safty of these workers give me nightmares! These men and woman are very exausted working long hours. AEP should really improve their safty rules.
Posted by: Mrs.Fink on Sep 24, 2008 at 11:10 AM
My son-in-law works at the John Amos Plant in the painters union,He came home a little upset, and I understand why.This is just awful, my haert goes out to his family, and may God be with them,You are in our prays.
Posted by: RoaneCo. on Sep 24, 2008 at 09:29 AM
I have to agree with Rob, it is sad that we live in a country where a person is still working at this age. Our government has no problem spending billions and billions on wars, rebuilding foreign countries and bailing out poorly ran companies but we have no money for SS retirement. How far would $700 billion go in helping our retired citizens?
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 24, 2008 at 08:33 AM
I want to know why Channel 3 news didn't follow up on this story last night at 11!!!They didn't even mention this tragedy! My brother-in-law works at John Amos & my husband is getting ready to start work there. Was this poor man's death an accident or a problem at the plant??? I was disappointed in the news not following up on this story further. Did the plant hush it up or was it just not important enough to the news at 11 because he was from out of town?? My heart goes out to his family.
Posted by: unonymous on Sep 24, 2008 at 12:25 AM
My son is working at John Amouse not only is he working 10 to 12 hours 7 days a week, he has to drive from Parkersburg. He leaves at 4:30 am. This in it's self is not safe. The company needs to check with the unions and see what can be done to lighten the load. My heart felt prayers go out the this family that lost their loved one. May God look over ever one of these workers.
Posted by: Nick on Sep 23, 2008 at 11:40 PM
am a Skilled Tradesman working at John Amos. To J about the drug testing, for your information I have been tested twice in the last month. Remember when you leave you comment that this is a real person who lost their life. Someone's family who will never come home. We had heard last night that he fell climbing a scaffold ladder. This is quite possibly untrue. It's just what I had heard. Thoughts and prayers go out to our lost brother and his family. It is a constant struggle at work, between a foreman telling you to do things faster and forget about safety, and a safety director who most of time appears to be there to fire people. We have all at one time or another forgot to tie off or forgot to put on our safety glasses. The safety directors are out looking to fire people for a violation and not be understanding and correct them or give a warning.
Posted by: SANDRA on Sep 23, 2008 at 10:49 PM
NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR ANY ACCUSATIONS ABOUT DRUG USE, ALCOHOL, OR LACK OF SAFTY .. A WONDERFUL HUSBAND, DAD, AND GRANDFATHER HAS PASSED AWAY PLEASE SHOW RESPECT WHEN YOU POST YOUR COMMENTS........ I WILL KEEP YOUR FAMILY IN MY PRAYERS.
Posted by: Tim on Sep 23, 2008 at 10:19 PM
I knew Gary very well and I can tell you he wasn't on drugs or drunk and even his age it was hard for alot of the younger men to keep up with him. He was a great man and I know myself and thousands more will miss him terribly.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 at 09:39 PM
My heart goes out to the family... Everyday I pray for my family's safety while they're out on the job site. for those of you who do not have family/friends who work construction, please do not judge or demean these men and women. This story is not the place for such comments. His family needs support, not condemnation of his brothers & sisters he worked many long years with.
Posted by: Wife of an insulator on Sep 23, 2008 at 09:28 PM
My husband has been working 7 days a week at the plant sometimes 14 hrs a day. He is exhausted. A few weeks ago, he predicted that someone would get killed on this job soon. My husband was almost hit in the head with materials falling from above. I think everyone working on this job is exhausted and when you have exhausted employees, you breed a dangerous work environment. AEP mandates one day off for every 14 days worked in a row....this is not enough time off...someone needs to review this policy and re-think it, or I am afraid more lives will be lost.
Posted by: Jim on Sep 23, 2008 at 09:25 PM
I feel sorry for his friends and family, and I agree with some of you that he shouldn't have been working at his age or the long hours. I think he shouldn't have been working here. West Virginia has one of the lowest median incomes and its because all the good high paying jobs go to work forces outside our state. Its sad really, how many people you know living off of 25,000 dollars or less a year. I have lived here all my life and most people around here are lucky to make more than 12.00 dollars an hour. How much do you think a job like that pays, around 25 or 30 an hour? In case the math confuses you thats 20 to 25 thousand a year compaired to 50 or 60.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 at 07:54 PM
My husband currently works for Shaw. Shaw makes their employees go through lots of safety training and orientation. The union does make sure that their men are taken care of. My heart goes out to the family our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Posted by: Mel on Sep 23, 2008 at 07:20 PM
My thoughts and prayers go out to this mans family. I have a uncle and a cousin that are pipefitters at the John Amos plant. I know for a fact that they work 10 to 12 hour days, 6 to 7 days a week.
Posted by: Cathy on Sep 23, 2008 at 07:02 PM
I feel great sympathy for this man and his family, my husband works in the same type of work, we recenltly had a friend fall due to operator error. however if the man had his safety equipment on and was properly tied off then he may have lived. and most jobs set the hours that you can work not the company you work for. there is something to be said for these men that will get out there and work on these plants in filthy conditions, in excessive heat or cold, they are "iron workers" and they keep America running, there is not an iron worker out there that will not morn this mans life, weather they knew him or not, he was one of their own, many prayers go out for him
Posted by: mother of #667 on Sep 23, 2008 at 06:58 PM
To anonymous: posted 9/23/2008 @ 12:50pm I take offense to your posting. Not all workers are snorting pills and drinking alcohol. Regardless of popular opinion, not all boilermakers use drugs.
Posted by: anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 at 06:47 PM
This isn't the first death at JOhn Amos...4 years ago the same thing happened. Don't blame this on drugs and alcohol. Blame it on the safety for the workers.Someone needs to ask the official about other accidents at that plant. He's not telling the truth or maybe he just FORGOT!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 at 06:33 PM
Rob, when SS was set up most folks didn't live much past their 62nd birthday.They retired and died.My dad is 75 and has retired twice. He himself will tell you that the system is broken.With our current life expectancy, yes even in WV, folks live into their late 70s.Between SS, Medicare and the new Medicare B benefits the system can't support aging populatoin we have. They idea that folks should retire at "62 and live somewhat comfortably" is a pipe dream! It's truly sad that he lost his life. My first question when I heard this story wasn't 'why is he working at 62?' but rather, where was his safety harness? Guess not wearing it is the government's fault too!
Posted by: Don on Sep 23, 2008 at 06:08 PM
I feel sympathy for his family, and for his fellow workers. Unfortunately, he was past retirement age, and maybe could've had a date in sight. But usually, an accident is a direct result of an unsafe action, very seldom is equipment failure to blame for the cause. Long hours, continuous days on duty, nightshift....they all contribute to poor judgement and bad decisions. But don't blame the power company. When they call the contractor, they ask for a bid on a job..that contractor gives a bid, and then it's up to the contractor to deliver the job as promised. AEP doesn't care if you use 10 men or 1,000 men...you're getting the same dollars that you bid. The unions need to police the understaffing, and the long hours, thats why you pay the dues...to beprotected and make sure union policies are followed. This is sad when someone loses their life, even more so when it can be traced back to an aunsafe behavior. My thoughts and prayers to his family.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 at 05:33 PM
My husband told me the guy fell about 30 feet. Doesn't know anymore than that for now.
Posted by: Rob on Sep 23, 2008 at 05:14 PM
This is something that never should have happened. Mr. DeLoache should have been able to retire at 62 and live somewhat comfortably. Our government has made it impossible to do so with all the rising costs for insurance, prescriptions and every day necessities. Social Security was set up for our seniors to be able to retire and not have to work away their whole lives. A life is lost along with many others in this country when they should have been at home playing with their grandchildren or such, but instead they had to work just to make ends meet. My condolences to the DeLoach family.
Posted by: Concerned on Sep 23, 2008 at 04:08 PM
Anonymous is correct they use and abuse contract labor,7 days a week 10 - 12 hrs. a day, temps ranging up to 130 - 140 degs. dusty conditions. This work can go on for months, tired no days off, hot, dusty conditions mental and verbal abuse from bosses, it would be real easy to make a life altering mistake! They don't really care one bit about your safety as long as the job gets done it sounds horrible but they will just call the hall and get another person to come work to replace this poor guy that lost his life and send flowers to the family.
Posted by: Concerned on Sep 23, 2008 at 02:50 PM
My husband works at the local power plants in this area. I thank God everyday that he uses his safety equipment when I see that accidents like this happen. These guys work long hard days and get extremely exhausted and extremely overheated in some instances. My thoughts and prayers go out to this family...
Posted by: Johnny on Sep 23, 2008 at 02:13 PM
9 times out of ten its the worker not following saftey procedures. The only thing the company can do is try to police the workers...
Posted by: Lynne on Sep 23, 2008 at 02:06 PM
While I do not know this gentleman personally, I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy for his family. I have 2 brothers who are pipefitters as well as several friends who do this type of work also. I pray daily for the workers safety. I heard this on the news this morning and immediately started praying for the family as well as the crew he was working with. May God give you strength, comfort and peace during this time and in the days to follow. God Bless You
Posted by: Tim A on Sep 23, 2008 at 02:03 PM
I pray for this gentleman and his family.
Posted by: anon on Sep 23, 2008 at 01:46 PM
My brother works on a bridge. If the company was not always in such a hurry, then we might not have these fatalities. It is sad, he has seen one person die right in front of him and he also had a close call himself. He had to run equipment that he was not certified to run, but he had no other choice. These big money making companies need to be more patient with their employees.....
Posted by: J on Sep 23, 2008 at 01:40 PM
THey should do more drug testing. I'm not saying this guy was on drugs, but a whole lot of the union and non-union contractors there are on drugs and find ways around the drug testing system.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 at 12:55 PM
to anon at 10:14 a.m. that sounds like the nickel plant except it may be 12 or 16 hours a day, seems the union has done little to stop the excessive overtime there.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 at 12:50 PM
It was only a matter of time until this happened. What do you expect when these guys are snorting drugs and drinking alcohol on company time. Evidently they need to push for more safety measures.
Posted by: Jim on Sep 23, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Why did the man not have on a fall protection harness?
Posted by: Kathy on Sep 23, 2008 at 11:50 AM
How terrible. My thoughts & prayers and deepest sympathy go out to his family.
Posted by: Concerned on Sep 23, 2008 at 11:11 AM
My son works at Amos and when he went to work this morning they sent them home. He to is a contractor for a different company. He was also working Unit 3 through this outage My prayers go out to the and man who lost his life and the family who lost a loved one.
Posted by: dwain on Sep 23, 2008 at 10:59 AM
i fell at this plant about 6 years ago the buildings are very unsafe i went through the roof
Posted by: Amanda Barren on Sep 23, 2008 at 10:44 AM
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Posted by: RIP on Sep 23, 2008 at 10:20 AM
My husband works at theat plant and has been working on that same unit. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 at 10:14 AM
My husband had worked down there about 7 years ago building scaffolds. They work these guys 7 days a week 10 hours a day. They are exhausted. He too took a fall, luckily his harness caught him. He was quite nervous walking around down there after that because of all of the potential accidents that could happen. Construction is a very dangerous field of work and that's the reason they are randomly drug tested on site. You hear about the people bashing the unions all the time but I tell ya, they do push for saftey measures to protect their workers and the people around them. My heart goes out to the family of this victim. God Bless you all.
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