ML20106G309

Affidavit of Q Bullard Re Alleged Intimidation of Brown & Root,Inc Structural Welding Crews

ML20106G309
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Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	03/22/1984
From:	Bullard Q BROWN & ROOT, INC. (SUBS. OF HALLIBURTON CO.)
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he, . ,. ' M-012 REPORT OF INTERVIEW-0F Geral'd Wayne SIlECNS -

On March _19,1984, Wayne SIld10NS, a structural ironworker at the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, was. interviewed by NRC ' Investigator H. Erooks GRIFFIN at the CPSES. SIFEONS said he had been hired as an ircry:orker at.CPSES in September 1976.

sit 00t'S said he had heard about the concrete enipping ir.cident involvir.g Sten MILES a few days after it occurred. SIle10NS said he had no personal knowledge of the events surrounding the incident.

SIloiONS said he recalled the meeting called by Dale BULLARD in the winter of 1981. SIl410NS said that at the time he was the foreman over one of BULLARD's crews. Site 0NS recalled that BULLARD stated during this meeting that he wanted greater procuttier from the crews. SIPJiONS rer.cmbered that BULLARD told the

+ crev rembers he woulo "run i *f" any employees who did not increase productier..

SIFF.0NS said that BULLARD was always threatening to "run off" empicyees when he issued orders te his subordinates. SIFEONS saio he reguia. !y heard BULLARD threaten to fire employees if they did not work faster, but said he did not know of any instances in which BULLARD actually checked on the prcccction of an .

individual ernployee to see how many welding rocs he had " burned." SItiP.0!!S saio BULLARC, on occasion, had told him (SIPF.CNS) to raeet a deadline on productior, or he would "get someone who would." SIMMONS said he was not affected by BULLARD's statements because BULLARD always talked that way.

SIK10NS said that following the 1981 meeting, the production on the crews increased. SIPMONS said he remembered that BCP (balance of plant) inspectors, William D0YLE and Bryan KUNCE, rejected a portion of the crew's work. SIle10NS said he remembered that BULLARD called a second meeting fellowing the' rejection of sorae backstraps that had not had proper fit-up. SIttiONS said nobody would take responsibility for the straps, and BULLARD instructed the crews to check their work more closely.

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REPORT OF TELEPH0l;1C INTEP.VIEl.'

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Jerry Dale Th0 MAS On. March 28, 1984, Jerry THOMAS, the former Brown & Rcct structural welder at the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, telephcT.ically contactea the NRC Rgice 15l

- Office cf Investigations requesting to be interviewed as a part of this investigt.-

tion. THOMAS stated he had received information from former tsse.ciates that an investigation into Stan MILES' allegations was being concucted. THOMAS stated

.thet he hed been employed at CPSES f rom llover.iber 1974 until itay 1982, and that he sper.t leis last year as a welder under a Brever & Root fereman by the name of Sil+;0NS.

Ih0 MAS v.as questioned abcut his knowledge of the December 1921 concrete chipping incident, and he stated that he was r.ct wcrking on MILES' crew durinS that time and was not aware of the incident. -

THODAS was questioned abcut the winter of.1981 welder prccuctics. r;eetir.g. called by EULLARD, ar.d THOMAS stated he was presert at this meeting. THOMAS recalleo that El'LLAP.C had named two welders, SHACKELFORD and PATTER 50!. as navir.g had excellent production and had burned as many as .?30 rods a day. THC".AS re: ailed tnat SULLARG had indicated that if welders cculc~ r.ct burn 200 rocs a day, he l

would "run them off." THOMAS said that he was one cf the wciders that ELLLARD was scrutinizing at that time for lack of production. TF0VJ.S said that to his knowledge, BULLARD did not actually fire anybody as results of his instruction.

TH0t!AS volunteered that he did not believe BULLARD's statements regardine the production of SCHAKELFORD and PATTERSON were valid because these tre v' elders

! did not have to grind down the welds and they were just doing weekend work for overtime purposes. THOMAS stated that much of the work completed by the welcers following this meeting resulted in rework because of the deficiencies in the welding.

TH0hAS stated that it seemed like BULLARD threatened his job every day. THOMAS said that BULLARD also made him work as a welder's helper for a while, and triec to force him to take another welding test te try tc qualify for certain qualifications. THOMAS said that as a result of BULLARD's attituce'toward him, he requested a transfer to another crew. THOMAS recalled that BULLARD's resperse to his request for transfer was that it wcLic cnly get him a transfer L_

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"out the' gate." TH0f%S recalled that follcwin5 his duties as a welder's helper BULLARD eventually told him to start welding agcin. TF0 MAS said that he was very concerned about his first weld job because he believed thct if he had not perfomed the work prope'rly, BULLARD wet;1d have fired him. THOMAS statec DULLAP.D later did fire him and he (BULLARD) gave the reason that he was loafit.g en job. THOMAS said that he was fired on the sarre day that Sam l'ILES was te rnii r.a ted. THOIMS said that when he received r,0tification of his terminaticr.

he went to his supervisor and asked for a reason, and the supertiser incicated r:e did not know the reason. THOMAS concluded that Bl'LLI.P.D had fired many geoc people over the years.

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Re, t Hurcer: 4-b4-012 REPOP.T OF II;TERVIEW 0F Mick ~ey SHACKLEFORD Or March 19, 19'84, Mickey SNACKELFORD, a structural ironworker foreman at the Ccn.anche Peak Steam Electric Station, was interviewed by NRC Investigator H. Erccks GP.IFFIN at the CPSES. SHACKELFOPfscid he had' been hired at CPSES ir. .

January 1976 as a rigger's helper.. SHACKELFORD recalled ne had worked as a welder for about 2 years, which incleded part of 1981. -

SHACKELFORD was questioned as to his knowledge of a December 1981 incident which involved the chippino of concrete in a room where another crew war, pcrforming welding. SHACKELFORD said he ect not aware of the incident, but saic he knew that dust created by chipping concrete could adversely affect the welos.

SHACKELFORD was questioned about his knowledge of a nectilig of welding crews called by Dale BULLARD in the winter of 1981. SHACKELFOP.D scid that ElfLLARD had represcrted his welding production anc . hat ci ancther welder named FATTERS01: as an example cf the production he expected from other cret. r. crc.L e: 2.

SU.CKELFORD said that prior to the meeting, he had been perfonaing her.ie rtthcr sireple welds which allowed him to expend a large number of rods during the course of a day. SHACKELFORD said BULLARD had called the meeting to enccurace the other welders to increase production. SHACKELFORD said he did not remember BULLARD threatening to fire anyone if their production was not increased.

SHACKELFORD said he was " loaned out" to another crew the follcwir.g weekend, and said he was not aware of the rejection of any of the welds performed by BULLARD's crews subsequent to the meeting. SHACKELFORD also said he was not aware of any subsequent meetings called by BULLARD in which the crews were instructed to slow down and improve the quality of tiieir work. SHACKELFORD said he did not remember BULLARD ever threatening any of the worker's jcbs to make them perform improper work or work out of procedure.

SHACKELFORD was asked if he recalled the names of any of the crew members whc attended BULLARD's meeting in 1981 who were still working at CPSES.

SHACKELFORD named Wayne SIMMONS as an employee vbo would probably remenber tne teeting.

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REPORT OF INTERVIEW 0F Dannie D. Ald'AN ,

On January 6,1984, Dannie A.IKMAN, a structural ironworker at the Cocianche Peak Steert Electric Station, was interviewed by' ARC Investigator H. Brooks GRIFFIU r.t the CPSES. AIKMAN state'd he was hired as a ucider by Ercun 8 Root at CPSES

.in 1975 and had worked in that position to the present tioe.

AIRMAN given a description of an incident by Investigator GRIFFIN which involved a confrontation between a welding crew and ancther crew chipping cer. crete in a feed-water room in Decen;ber 1981. AIKMAN said he did not reacttcr the incident.

AIKMAN was asked if he recalled a meeting called by Dtle El'LLARD, a rigger superintendent, with welding crews under his supervision in January 1981 during _

which BULLARD ordered the crews to incretsc prcduction. AIKMAN said.he recalled the meeting, and said he recenbered the crews increasec their .

prcouction until GC started rejecting some cf the work. AIKMAN said' h'e did r.ot re'all c LULLAP.D threatening to fire anycre durir.g the rneeting. AIKMAN said that after QC started rejecting the work, BULLARD called a secer.d r.ectir.9 in which he instructed the crews to slow down their producticn ar.d make sure they .

performed quality werk. AIXMAN said he believes EULLAED has a reputation for

" pushing" the crews for grecter production, but said he had rever hearo BULLARD threaten tc terminate anyone.

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REPORT OF INTERVIEW 0F

-Juan NAJERA .

10n March 27, 1984, Juan NAJE'RA, a structural ironworkers at the Cor.anche Peak Steam Electric Station -(CPSES) was interviewed by Investigator H. Brooks GRIFFIN at the CPSES. NAJERA stated he had, bien employe'd as a welder at CPSES for 2! years and that Steve DUNN was his foreman. When NAJERA-was questioned by Ir.vestigator GRIFFIN regarding his kr.owledge of the Decamber 1981 concrete chipping incident which occurred on elevation 851 in the Feed 1:eter P.com, NAJERA stated that at that time he had been working on elevatien -790 and was not aware of the incident.

NAJERA was questioned by Investigator GRIFFIN as to his knowlecge ci the winter of 1981 meetir.g called by BULLARD to increase productier cf the welding crews.

HAJERA stated he did not recall being present at.this meetir.g. hAJEP.A stated that he was in attencance at a meeting called by BULLARD ir wFich EULLARD instructed the crews to perform the work right the first time on the swi,tch ,

gear, and he said that this meeting was called because of'all the rewcrk that has te te performed on the switch gear to repair the deficie.;; work previct.s'y perf err.ed. NAJERA recalled making an expiant:icn t0 EULLAF.D f llcwing the meeting that there were days when he coulo not expend as many rods because of the nature of the welding that he was doing. NAJERA aise reca'. led that BULLARD had told him he understood the differences in the type cf work performed by the welders and that he accepted his (NAJERA's) explanation.

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REPORT OF II.iERVIEW

-0F Earl Willien D0YLE Or. March 19, 1984, Earl Will,iam D0YLE, a welding technician supervisor at tht

- Comanche Peak ~ Steam Electric Station, was- interviewed by NRC Investigatcr H. Erooks GRIFFIN at the CPSES. D0YLE said he had been hired at CPSES in October _1978 and had worked as a BOP inspector since '1979.

D0YLE was questioned about inspections he had performed in the winter cf 1921, cr.d saia he recalled performing f DE, MT, and visual inspections or. motent restraints in Unit 1. D0YLE said he remembered that D0YLE said he was not aware of ar.y_ production meetings called by Dale BULLARD during that time frame, although he said he recalled tcikir.g to EblLARD about the rejected welds. 00YLE stated that a failure to fellcw procedure in the particular type nf welding that was being perfcnt.ec in the area would be quickly recognized by the inspectors. D0YLE said he had net heerd cr.y conr.ients from ery of the Brown & Root craft employees which' indicated that BULLAkD hcd ir.htructed the welders to work out of procedure. D0YLE said he recallec rrcblems with improper fit-ups on backstraps for the restraints, but ir.c'.ctted the inspectcrs had not found any evidence that incicated the welders had worked out of procedure.

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