FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Brustad, Program Manager
On September 4, 1998, a flammable liquid fire/explosion at the Fermilab, located in Batavia, that resulted in burns to three subcontractor employees.
On August 5, 1998, the accident occurred at the NTS, when an employee who was removing muck from the tunnel snagged a water hose with a LHD machine.
On May 24, 1998, an electrician cleaning a high voltage switch at an outdoor substation received second and third degree burns from an arc blast.
On March 27, 1998, a personal injury accident involving the entanglement of an Electrician’s jacket with a rotating shaft at the Ames Laboratory.
On February 27, 1998, a contractor and subtier contractors reporting to LM Energy Systems incorrectly shipped radioactive samples to analytical labs.
On January 20, 1998, an Apprentice Lineman employed, was seriously injured when he contacted an energized 12.47 kV bus at the Casa Grande Substation.
On November 17, 1997, at approximately 6:45 a.m., when a PTLA employee responded to a security alarm, the incident was discovered.
On December 15, 1997, the driver of a truck containing seven containers of low level radioactive waste noticed that the trailer was leaking
On July 25, 1997, a contract hand brush cutter was seriously injured when he felled a tree close to a BPA energized transmission power line
On September 15, 1997, two health physics technicians and two waste management operators discovered evidence of a drum explosion in Building C-746-Q