Includes Pre-March 2011 Type A Reports
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June 1, 1999
Type A Accident Investigation of the April 19, 1999, Special Agent Fatality at the Southeast Courier Section, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
On April 19, 1999, a Special Agent had finished his 1-mile run on a treadmill, walked out of the building and suffered an acute myocardial infarction.
September 1, 1998
Type A Accident Investigation of the July 28, 1998, Fatality and Multiple Injuries Resulting from Release of Carbon Dioxide at Building 648, Test Reactor Area, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
On July 28, 1998, an unexpected activation of the high pressure carbon dioxide fire suppression system occurred in Building 648, Test Reactor Area.
September 11, 1997
Type A Accident Investigation of the June 25, 1997, Contractor Inspector Fatality on the Satsop-Aberdeen #2 & #3 230 kV Line
On June 25, 1997, a contract brush-cutting inspector/monitor was fatally injured in a tree-falling accident within a BPA transmission-line corridor.
July 1, 1997
Type A Accident Investigation of the June 20, 1997, Construction Fatality at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York
On June 20, 1997, at BNL, a construction laborer was accidentally run over by a wheel loader as it was backing during a soil grading operation.
June 1, 1997
Type A Accident Investigation of the April 25, 1997, Contractor Fatality on the Olympia-White River #1 230 kV Line
On April 25, 1997, a lineman for Great Southwestern was fatally electrocuted when he came in direct contact with a deenergized 230-kilovolt power line
April 1, 1997
Type A Accident Investigation of the February 13, 1997, Welding/Cutting Fatality at the K-33 Building, K-25 Site, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
On February 13, 1997, a welder using a cutting torch was fatally burned when his anti-contamination coveralls caught fire.
September 1, 1996
Type A Accident Investigation of the August 13, 1996, Electrical Shock at TRA-609, Test Reactor Area, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
On August 13, 1996, a Central Facilities Area electrician was injured while working in an enclosure that contained components energized by 2400 VAC.
August 1, 1996
Type A Accident Investigation of the July 11, 1996, Electrical Shock at Technical Area 53, Building MPF-14, Los Alamos National Laboratory
On July 11, 1996, an electrical shock accident at Los Alamos National Laboratory that resulted in injury to a student employee.
April 1, 1996
Type A Accident Investigation of the January 17, 1996, Electrical Accident With Injury in Technical Area 21, Tritium Science and Fabrication Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory
On January 17, 1996, an electrical accident with injury at the LANL, resulted from failures of DOE contractor, and subcontractor management.
March 1, 1996
Type A Accident Investigation of the February 20, 1996, Fall Fatality at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex Transuranic Storage Area - Retrieval Enclosure, INEL
On February 20, 1996, at the TSA-RE, a subcontractor project engineer, employed by Caddell, fell approximately 17 feet from a temporary platform.