ML20248L605

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PNO-78-023:on 780206,section of Installed Reinforcing Bars Collapsed When Struck by Bundle of Reinforcing Bars Being Handled by Crane.Two Workers Pronounced Dead Upon Arrival at Hospital.Eight Others Treated for Injuries
ML20248L605
Person / Time
Site: Nine Mile Point Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 02/07/1978
From: Dreher F, Moseley N
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
References
PNO-78-023, PNO-78-23, NUDOCS 9806110264
Download: ML20248L605 (1)


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P P(4 fy) ,gwa Q<f+fQR671f PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION g

February 7,1978

[J PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PHO-78-23 This )reliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSI3LE 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: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

, Nine Mile Point Unit 2 .

Docket No. 50-410 Oswego, New York

SUBJECT:

TWO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS KILLED At 10:00 am on February 6,1978, a section of installed reinforcing bars collapsed when struck by a bundle of reinforcing bars being handled by a crane. Two workers were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Eight others were treated for injuries and none are reported to be in serious condition. - -

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' The Nine Mile Unit 2 is under construction and is about 20% completed.

The construction permit was issued ih June 1974. C-(- /

An Associated Press news story of the accident has appeared on the news wire service. /

On February 6,.1978, at about 3:00 pm, Region I (Philadelphia) telephoned the licensee for information on the event after hearing of the ' accident frem NRC Headquarters. O OSHA ana ;% State of New York have been notified. 2

Contact:

FADreher, IE x27551 NCMoseley, IE x28484 Distribution: Transmitted H St /0;b /

Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA Comm'issioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)

Transmitted: MNBB/0!0[ PBldg/0l69 E. Volgenay IE L. V. Gossick, EDO E. G. Case, NRR Regionct4b/0l/f S. H. Hanauer, EDO J. J. Fouchard, PA SS Bldg 10 W (MAIL)

R. Hartfield, MIFC C. V. Smith, MNSS T. J. McTiernan, 01A R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. Shapar, ELD

( PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION 9806110264 700207 PDR I&E PNO-78-23 PDR

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