Report of the investigation of the accident at the MIDAS MYTH/MILAGRO Trailer Park on Rainier Mesa at Nevada Test Site on February 15, 1984

Technical Report · Mon Apr 09 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5045383

Fourteen persons were injured, one fatally, when the ground upon which they were working collapsed, forming a subsidence crater in the recording trailer park of the MIDAS MYTH/MILAGRO nuclear weapons effects test on Rainier Mesa at the US Department of Energy's Nevada Test Site on February 15, 1984. Those persons injured were contractor and laboratory employees from Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co., Inc. (REECo), Pan American World Services, Inc. (PANAM), and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). This report presents the results of an investigation into the causes, effects, and response to the accident. 42 figures.

• Research Organization: USDOE Nevada Operations Office, Las Vegas
• OSTI ID: 5045383
• Report Number(s): NVO-280; ON: DE84011321
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
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NEVADA TEST SITE
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
ACCIDENTS
DAMAGE
EMERGENCY PLANS
GROUND SUBSIDENCE
INJURIES
MORTALITY
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PERSONNEL
EXPLOSIONS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
WEAPONS
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