October 6, 2011

Issued to CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC related to a Hoisting Incident that occurred at the Sodium Bearing Waste Treatment Project at the Idaho National Laboratory

On October 6, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Health Safety and Security's Office of Enforcement and Oversight issued a Consent Order to  CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC (CWI) for deficiencies in CWI's oversight of its construction subcontractor at the Sodium Bearing Waste Treatment Project at DOE's Idaho National Laboratory.  The Consent Order is based on an October 4, 2010, hoisting incident that occurred when a telescopic hydraulic gantry system tipped while lifting a 7 ,800-pound shield plug.  The contractor agreed to the Consent Order.