Level I Accident Investigation of the March 1, 2010, Fatal Bobcat/Backhoe Accident at the White Bluffs Substation

On March 1, 2010, a Christenson Electric, Inc. employee was fatally injured while loading a Bobcat equipped with a backhoe attachment onto a trailer.

Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security

March 31, 2010
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March 31, 2010

On March 2, 2010 at the request of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Chief Safety Officer, a Level I Accident Investigation was convened to investigate an accident in which a supplemental labor contractor was fatally injured in a Bobcat/backhoe accident at the White Bluffs Substation near Richland, Washington on March 1, 2010.