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 Page 3-18 aScd tr atne a al ay me aoa ie!etMates ete dee bn”“oeSuaER