Los Alamos Worker Burned in Electrical Incident at Lab

One Los Alamos National Laboratory worker is in critical condition and eight other workers sought medical treatment after an incident at an electrical substation Sunday. The workers were burned during preventative maintenance operations at an electrical substation at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. The accident "resulted in a serious burn injury to an employee. The injured employee remains hospitalized at UNM Hospital in critical-but-stable condition. One other employee with minor injuries remains under observation at Los Alamos Medical Center. Please keep our injured colleagues and their families in your thoughts," LANL Director Charlie McMillan said in a message to employees yesterday. "The Laboratory has begun investigations into the cause of the accident. We expect the joint Laboratory/DOE accident investigation board to be up and running within three days."

 

McMillan said in a statement: “We are deeply concerned about the serious medical condition of the worker who was injured in an electrical accident this Sunday. Nothing is more important at this time than his well-being.  On behalf of the entire workforce at Los Alamos, I would like to express our hope for a full recovery and our sympathy and support to his family at this very difficult and trying time.”