DOLLAR DATE OF
RANK LOSS ACCIDENT REPORTING OPERATION DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT
1 $393,000 05/20/95 Fernald - FERMCO Tank over-pressured and collapsed while being filled with water
2 71,074 08/23/95 REECO - NTS Wild land brushfire erupted, burning 4,500 acres
3 56,673 10/06/95 Lockheed Martin ORNL Dock canopy, fire sys. & truck damaged due to misjudgement of truck height
4 50,000 08/10/95 Lawrence Berkeley Machine was unattended when it leaked oil & caught on fire, causing damage
5 49,000 08/25/95 DynMcDermott - SPR 2 inch drain line ruptured & released crude oil into ditch
6 42,700 08/04/95 Fernald - FERMCO Lightning caused damage to components of site-wide alarm system
7 39,000 09/28/95 DynMcDermott - SPR An explosion with smoke occurred in the main substation switchgear
8 33,000 09/05/95 Lockheed Martin Y-12 Machine fell from forklift while being transported
9 23,953 08/19/95 Stanford Linear Acc. Driver was unloading truck, load fell, damaging unit and truck
10 23,028 03/18/95 WHC Services - RL Faulty material caused crack in pipe, resulting in abnormal water flow
11 20,000 10/05/95 Sandia Nat. Lab. Overtightened fittings resulted in system failure and water leakage
12 19,600 01/16/95 Sandia Nat. Lab. Tower anchor system failed, causing tower to fall & damage equipment
13 19,242 10/13/95 LM-KAPL - Knolls Circuit breaker was damaged when it dropped from fork truck that was stuck
14 18,679 05/09/95 Kiewit/PB - Yucca Cigarette butt discarded by driver started fire in open cargo bed of truck
15 16,335 07/06/95 Fermilab Coupling on drive shaft failed which damaged cooling tower fan & shroud
16 15,000 03/28/95 Sandia Nat. Lab. High winds caused photo voltaic array to buckle & collapse
17 13,279 03/01/95 REECO - NTS Equipment contacted guy wire, breaking pole & causing electrical damage
18 10,719 02/27/95 REECO - NTS Sliding gate and adjoining fence damaged by suspected vehicle short-turn
19 10,050 05/18/95 Oak Ridge Field Offc Thunderstorm & hail caused damage to federal building & vehicles
20 10,000 12/30/95 Westinghouse (BAPL) Electrical fire errupted in Jeep which was left idling, unattended
21 9,980 10/25/95 Westinghouse (BAPL) Heat exchanger was damaged by inadvertent, valved overpressurization
22 9,480 07/25/95 Westinghouse (BAPL) Halon 1301 dumped causing other smoke detectors to actuate & dump Halon
23 8,112 08/15/95 M-K (WSSRAP) Lightning strike occurred at site, causing damage to fire alarm panel
24 8,000 10/03/95 Lockheed Martin ORNL Aged light ballast overheated, spreading smoke & PCB ash throughout room
25 8,000 09/28/95 Fluor Daniel (NPOSR) Defective gas fired heater treater resulted in fire to small building
26 7,670 02/13/95 WHC Services - RL Propane water bath heater was damaged by internal fire
27 7,283 06/27/95 Lockheed Martin ORNL Electrical panel box caught fire & burned adjacent wall
28 7,000 02/14/95 Fermilab Shutdown maintenance of HVAC air & water system allowed coils to freeze
29 7,000 05/23/95 LM-KAPL - Knolls Roll-up door caught on, and overturned cabinet while being raised
30 6,540 03/27/95 REECO - NTS Forklift tine broke off while attempting to dig pedestal out of ground
31 6,008 03/20/95 Allied-Signal Load on forklift became unstable and fell over
32 6,000 10/02/95 Bechtel Hanford, Inc Excavator slid sideways into concrete wall while being relocated
33 5,948 05/29/95 Fernald - FERMCO Possibly lightning struck neutralization panel, damaging systems & probe
34 5,884 06/19/95 REECO - NTS Backhoe struck & damaged telephone line while backing
35 5,839 04/09/95 Sandia Nat. Lab. Elevator hydraulic pump ran continuously, causing small fire
36 5,500 08/09/95 DynMcDermott - SPR Pothead was found to have exploded, causing damages
37 5,000 09/01/95 EG&G Mound Apl. Tech Lost control of backhoe on steep slope & crashed into wooded area
38 5,000 01/10/95 Battelle (PNL) Lid struck overhead fixtures & contamination occurred while opening drum
39 4,530 05/30/95 Allied-Signal Fire damage after high temp. controller malfunctioned, igniting plastic
40 4,500 03/18/95 Westinghouse S.R. Railroad car-mover struck & damaged airlock roll-up door
41 4,000 08/24/95 Sandia Nat. Lab. Private truck damaged lock plate mechanism while pulling away from dock
42 4,000 10/04/95 Lockheed Martin ORNL Laboratory furnace overheated causing fire suppression system activation
43 3,500 01/17/95 EG&G Mound Apl. Tech Air duct vibration caused wiring in conduit to short, starting small fire
44 3,500 05/16/95 Western Area Power Dozer slid off side of lowboy & onto its side during off-loading
45 3,499 03/11/95 Stanford Linear Acc. Oil-filled capacitor failed, ruptured & ignited, causing fire damage
46 3,200 03/02/95 WHC Services - RL Backhoe excavation caused rupture of 3-inch water line
47 3,100 04/10/95 Fermilab Pump running when motor shorted, causing motor to fail & emit smoke
48 3,000 05/22/95 Battelle (PNL) Furnace heating elements damaged due to sprinkler activation in hood
49 2,745 05/30/95 Fernald - FERMCO Back up generator had receptacle damage from storm, no operational impact
50 2,500 12/09/95 BDM-Oklahoma Window of through window PVT cell ruptured while experimenting on oil mix
51 2,400 08/28/95 Battelle (PNL) Mast of forklift struck & damaged sprinkler system line
52 2,262 02/13/95 Ross Aviation, Inc. Aircraft airspeed indicator damaged during testing of instrument
53 2,045 04/08/95 REECO - NTS Private vehicle struck two pickups when driver became inattentive
54 1,850 05/11/95 Stanford Linear Acc. Unattended forklift rolled & struck pickup, causing damages to pickup
55 1,849 05/22/95 Fernald - FERMCO Drilling with auger, struck & damaged buried wires
56 1,840 02/20/95 Fermilab Overhead door malfunctioned, allowing door to free-fall to ground
57 1,752 07/10/95 LITCO - Services Wind storm resulted in window damage to properly parked government car
58 1,725 07/10/95 LITCO - Services Wind storm damaged windshields & other glass of parked fire truck
59 1,600 02/08/95 Sandia Nat. Lab. Delivery truck struck roof overhang, damaging metal roof panels
60 1,600 07/10/95 LITCO - Services Wind storm damaged door & side of properly parked fire truck
61 1,547 11/04/95 WHC Services - RL Graffiti was sprayed on five locations of railroad bridge
62 1,522 06/27/95 Sandia Nat. Lab. Private pickup sustained damages while swerving to avoid falling drill rig
63 1,500 06/16/95 WHC Services - RL Platform rotated beyond limit during verification, causing damages
64 1,500 03/29/95 DynMcDermott - SPR Wire rope cable & sheave wheel was damaged after cable broke on crane
65 1,492 05/09/95 REECo - Yucca While driving, noticed cargo on fire, causing damage
66 1,408 07/10/95 LITCO - Services Wind storm damaged front & side of properly parked bus
67 1,370 11/02/95 Western Area Power Crane struck truck while turning, damaging fender, grill & internal parts
68 1,300 03/24/95 S.E. Univ - CEBAF Compressor bearing failure caused internal damage to compressor
69 1,300 12/06/95 S.E. Univ - CEBAF Man lift was damaged when hydraulic actuator bent while installing cables
70 1,170 09/11/95 REECO - NTS Recently parked government truck caught on fire
71 1,150 08/15/95 Bechtel Petro. Oper. Small brush fires escalated into big fire, burning several power poles
72 1,100 12/19/95 Lockheed Martin Y-12 Unattended powered carrier rolled & struck building, causing damages
73 1,011 04/24/95 WHC Services - RL Rail car derailed due to obstructed rail switch, causing damage to switch
74 1,000 06/28/95 Fernald - FERMCO Driver elevated forklift mast, clipping top of building entrance
75 1,000 09/20/95 Fernald - FERMCO Forklift struck & damaged concrete base of light utility pole
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