This notification is being reported to NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) for notification of an on-site
fatality of a contract employee. In addition, the contracting company plans to notify the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (
OSHA) of a
fatality per 29 CFR 1904.39.
At approximately 1717 CDT on 4/23/15, a 911 call was received in the Control Room regarding a contract employee who was found unresponsive and unattended in a temporary break room set up on the Turbine Deck during the Unit 1 refueling outage. Resuscitation by first responders and paramedics from a nearby town was unsuccessful. Resuscitation efforts were suspended at 1750.
The Houston County Sheriff's Office was notified at approximately 1800 and they responded to the site at 1822. The county coroner was notified and arrived on site at 1850.
[Farley Nuclear Plant] received notification at approximately 2035 that the contractor company intended to notify OSHA.
A press release is not planned at this time. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.
Unit 1 remains in Mode 6 and Unit 2 remains in Mode 1 at 100% power.