CHAPTER lil, SECTION 4
Experience figures shown bclow for the Contractors portion of Operation CASTLE are
hased on the American Standards Association

Z-16.1 code, titled “Method of Compiling Industrial Injury Rates,” and conform to applicable AEC bulletins,

Average number of Emplovees
Total Man hours Worked
Number of Lost ‘Time Injuries
Frequency Rate

1442
6.524954
$3
4.06

Just

Total Daves Lost

Severity Rate

Number of Motor Vehicle: Accidents

]

Number of Fires

]

Number of Property Damage Accidents

Of the 33 lost time accidents reported. there
were four resulting: ino permanent partial disability. which accounted tor a total of 1,600
days lost time. All were caused primary by
carelessness in) unusual circumstances on) the

part of the emplovee concerned.
‘The most
serious of these, involving a lost time charge
of 1000 days, resulted in the partial amputa-

tion of three fingers on an employee's left hand.

Tn other documented cases, there were mo indus-

trial fatalities and no cases cf permanent, partial
or total disabrhty. A compart-on with other SEO
Contractors’ injurs experience is shown in’ Figure 3-6,
Two property damage accidents amounting

tu 3400.00 and

sodt.iu

respectively,

resulted

a

34

Direct Cost
s
673.450
2,469.00
3,692.00

plans as a responsibility of TU 7, under the

direction of the Mihtary during test periods and
under an AEC representative during non-operational pericds, In compliance with CJTF instructions and

through close liaison with the

Rad-safe group, the Safety Department assisted

in establishing and actiwating routines for the

control of H&N employee movement into forward aveas, and for ducal exacuation should
Xposure so justify. and aided coordination of
HAN operations involsing radiological safety.
During the test period, an attempt was made
to maintain by the Rad-Safe office up-to-date
records of all H&N emplovers with accumulated
t\posures ino oxeess at 2.or. Phis information
was kept

immediately aefatlable fo avert super

vision in the efficient utilization of personnel
in recovery, decontamination and other support-

when a Tournapull with defective brakes struck
the side of a building while making a turn, and

‘noe operations,

When an excessive dynamite charge threw rock

and debris which damaged a building.

FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION

The major fire losses were the result. of
two fires with total incurred loss of ¥3.327.00.

Through the period. sufficient fire apparatus was made available by the AEC and
through loan from Military sources to provide
aminimum of one umt at each camp. At the peak
uf the Operations, AteC-owned and Contractoroperated apparatus consisted of:

In matters of safety, fire protection, and
health, extensive liaison with AEC and Task
Group officiais was necessary in) coordination
of test site activities with Holmes & Narver
operations. Representative of the operations so
coordinated were Dewar or RTD movements.
rocket and explosives operations, special handling of cylinders containing highly corrosive
and poisonous materials, and dissemination of
information relating to emergency signals. All
war-time

unexploded

missiles

and

projectiles

found were reported to the Safety Department
for removal and disposal.

Whenever avattable.

the cooperation of the Military dtsposal unit
was sccured for such operations.
RAD-SAFE

Rad-Safe indoctrination was given all new
arrivals at Jobsite in an initial safety ortentation talk. Written information was also furnished personnel at the point of hire and in
safety lectures presented at the Jobsite. Radiological problems were set up in the Operations

Tuo Chevrolets with 500 GMP Center

Mount Pump

.

One Ford with 500 GPM Center Mount
Pump
One Maxim with 750 GPM Center
Mount Pump

On loan from the military were:
One Chevrolet with 100 GPM Fron Mount
Pump
One GMC with 500 GPM Front Mount
Pump
“4
One LaFrance with a Bean High Pressure
Center Mount Pump
1
r
OneInternationel with Bean High Pressure
Center Mount Pump
oat

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