On June 25, 1997, a contract brush-cutting inspector/monitor was fatally injured in a tree-falling accident within a BPA transmission-line corridor.
Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security
September 11, 1997
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September 11, 1997
On June 25, 1997, at approximately 1015 hours, a contract brush-cutting inspector/monitor was fatally injured in a tree-falling accident within a BPA transmission-line corridor.
On June 27, 1997, Randall W. Hardy, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer for Bonneville Power Administration, appointed a Type A Accident Investigation Board (AIB) to investigate the accident in accordance with DOE Order 225.1, Accident Investigation, and BPA Manual Chapter 181, Accident Investigation and Reporting.