Preliminary Notice of Violation, URS-Washington Division - WEA-2011-01

Issued to URS-Washington Division related to a Hoisting Incident that occurred at the Sodium Bearing Waste Treatment Project at the Idaho National Laboratory

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October 3, 2011
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October 3, 2011

Issued to URS-Washington Division related to a Hoisting Incident that occurred at the Sodium Bearing Waste Treatment Project at the Idaho National Laboratory

On October 3, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Health, Safety and Security’s Office of Enforcement and Oversight issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (WEA-2011-01) to URS-Washington Division for violations of 10 C.F.R. 851 associated with an October 4, 2010, hoisting incident that occurred when a telescopic gantry system tipped while lifting a shield plug at the Sodium Waste Bearing Treatment Project at DOE's Idaho National Laboratory.

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