PNO-V-81-029, on 810522,block Mason Employed by Marley Co, Cooling Tower Contractor,Fell Approx 40 Ft from Scaffold to Floor Inside Cooling Tower C.Worker Pronounced Dead at Scene

PNO-V-81-029:on 810522,block Mason Employed by Marley Co, Cooling Tower Contractor,Fell Approx 40 Ft from Scaffold to Floor Inside Cooling Tower C.Worker Pronounced Dead at Scene

ML20204F082
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	05/26/1981
From:	Faulkenberry B, Kirsch D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
References
PNO-V-81-029, PNO-V-81-29, NUDOCS 8304280377
Download: ML20204F082 (1)

r PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION Ng PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-V-81-29 Date: May 26 1981 his preliminary notification constituter EARLY notice of events of PdSSIBLE safety or public interest sionificance. The information presented is as initially received with-

_out verificstion or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

Facility: Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 Wintersburg, Arizona DESE MFDC N "L Docket No. 50-529 Certified By. -

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CONSTRUCTION WORKER FATALITY

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The Region V office was notified by the on-site Resident Inspector at 8:15 a.m. on May 26,1981, that at about 9:35 a.m. on May 22, 1981, a block mason employed by the Marley Company, the cooling tower contractor, fell approximately 40 feet from a scaffold to the floor inside the Unit 2 Cooling Tower "C". The worker was pronounced dead at the scene.

The licensee has issued a news release. The NRC does not plan to issue a news release.

Media interest is not anticipated. This PN is issued for information only and is closed for reporting purposes.

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Region V (San Francisco) received notification of this occurrence from the on-site inspector at 8:15 a.m. on May 26, 1981. This information is current as of 9:10 a.m.

on May 26,1981.

The on-site inspector was notified of this incident by the licensee on May 26, 1981.

CONTACT: D. Kirsch, RV B. Faulkenberry, RV 463-3723 463-3738 Distribution: Transmitted H St. /d ;'3 - S. J. Chilk, SECY Chairman Hendrie Comissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky Comissioner Bradford (For Distribution)

ACRS Transmitted: MNBB: /0:0V P. BLOG: /o:ov/ IE:TAS: /oto n (IE:HQ Dist.)

W. J. Dircks, EDO '

H. R. Denton, NRR C. Michelson, AE0D R. H. Vollmer, NRR MAIL: R. G. Smith, SD J. J. Fouchard, PA T. E. Murley, NRR *S. Ebbin N. M. Haller, MPA D. F. Ross, NRR IE:TAS G. W. Kerr, SP D. Eisenhut, NRR Document Mgt. Br.

H. K. Shapar. ELD 5. H. Hanauer, NRR (For PDR/LPDR)

REGIONAL CFFICES:;r zC K F Willste BLDG: /0.*03 f0R POWER REACTORS ONLY:

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