ML20248F099

PNO-78-118:on 780601,two Iron Workers at Plant Were Injured, When 2 of 26 Support Struts,Forming Base of Cooling Tower Under Const,Collasped & Workers Fell About 75 Ft.Press Release Re Accident Was Issued on 780601

ML20248F099
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	06/02/1978
From:	Dreher F, Reinmuth G, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PNO-78-118, NUDOCS 9806040103
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( PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION

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June 2, 1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-78-118 l

This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

Facility: Commonwealth Edison Company Byron Unit Nos.1 & 2 (DNs 50-454 & 50-455)

Byron, IL

Subject:

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FATALITIES Two iron workers at the Byron Site were fatally injured at about 3:15 p.m on June 1,1978, when two out of 36 support struts, forming the base of a cooling tower under construction, collapsed, and the workers fell about 75 feet. ng i

' Both fatally injured workers were employees of EC0KEL, the cooling tower subcontractor. Two other workers were treated for minor cuts

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at the Byron Clinic and released. i OSHA had inspected the cooling tower support structure the week of May 22,1978 as part of an overall plant inspection, which was based on a complaint about conditions elsewhere in the plant. OSHA inspectors were back onsite on the evening of June 1,1978, investigating the accident.

' A press release regarding the accident was issued by Commonwealth Edisco at about 5:00 p.m. on June 1, 1978. Considerable Chicago area newspaper and television coverage followec.

gg Region III (Chicago) received notification of the event from a reporter on at 4:25 p.m. on June 1,1978. The above information is current as of 8 '8:30 a.m. on June 2,1978. '

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, FADreher, IE x27551 GWReinmuth, IE x27551 o .,

g HDThornburg, IE x28484

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