Type B Accident Investigation of the February 25, 2009, Abdominal Injury to a Passenger in an Electric Cart at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad

On February 25, 2009, an accident occurred at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant that resulted in an abdominal injury to a passenger in an electric cart.

Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security

April 1, 2009
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April 1, 2009

The accident occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. on February 25, 2009, at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. A Washington TRU Solutions LLC (WTS) employee was pinned between the light bar of a TRUPACT trailer and the front seat of an electric cart.