August 19, 2010

Issued to Washington Closure Hanford, LLC related an Employee Fall at the High Bay Testing Facility (336 Building) at the Hanford Site

On August 19, 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Health, Safety and Security’s Office of Enforcement issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (WEA-2010-02) to Washington Closure Hanford, LLC for violations of 10 C.F.R. 851 associated with a worker fall from a catwalk in the Hanford High Bay Testing Facility at DOE's Hanford site on July 1, 2009.