A worker fell from a 70-ft-high scaffold last week at theconstruction site near Savannah Electric's Plant McIntosh inEffingham County. Another worker was also killed in a Februaryfall. A third worker died from injuries suffered in a Marchaccident involving the operation of heavy machinery at thesite.

Yates has been building the project for a year. The company haspreviously completed jobs for Southern Co. in Florida and Alabama.Southern, one of the country's largest utility conglomerates, ownslocally based Georgia Power and Savannah Electric Co.

The plants under construction would provide power from SouthernPower Co., an affiliate of Southern Co., to Georgia Power andSavannah Electric. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission isreviewing the entire venture after receiving allegations thatSouthern helped its affiliate win the competitive bid in 2001.