The Back Story
Yesterday, 12 cartons of special equipment were transported to Melwood Test Labs, Syracuse via the Merryhew Van Lines Albany as the shipping company. Along the way, the truck rolled off the highway 8 miles east of Rochester, New York.
On the following day, Vern Rogers, our branch manager, asked me to check the damage along with the representative from Milltown Insurance Company, Noella Redovich.
Missing Crates
Miss Redovich and I went to C and J Storage Inc., at 63 Crane Street to check the warehouse where the damaged crates were being held. There, the twelve crates were inspected to check for damages and see if repairs could still salvage the instruments. Most of the crates were beyond repair except for Crate Number 5 which surprisingly survived the impact of the accident. Out of the twelve crates, only eleven were found. The possibility of theft before the road accident happened was entertained.
Filing of a Police Report to Authorities
Right after the warehouse inspection, I filed a report regarding the probable theft at 2:25 pm to the Rochester Police Department.
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This incident report covers the details regarding the air sampler accident at the Cormomant Dam construction project.
My Introduction of the Air Sampler Device
10 days before the incident, Mr. Vincent introduced me an air sampler device and how to use it. The small battery operated device embedded in a foam rubber was inside a wooden container measuring around 14 x 10 x 10 inches. The wooden box also has a leather strap attached to it. After an hour or two, Mr. Vincent showed me how to operate the delicate device.
The Accident at Cormorant Dam
After taking the late afternoon air sample measurements at the construction site, I was standing at a small platform halfway up a construction framework. I was replacing the air sampler inside the box at this time.
At this time, I heard a shout from above followed by two sharp blows: one landed on my hard hat and the other on my shoulder. The next thing I saw was a 3 foot by 4 inch square construction lumber tumbling past me. The box containing the air sampler device was then knocked off from my hand and tumbled down the site along with the lumber and crashed to the ground.
I went down to retrieve the box and found out that the box was now misshapen and splintered and the air sampler device inside it was twisted. The incident left me with a throbbing arm that cannot grip anything. I went to the medical center and found out that I dislocated my shoulder and need to be placed in an arm sling.
Transporting the Damaged Air Sampler
I have shipped the damaged air sampler to you on a Remick Airlines Flight 751. Please pick up the sampler on the city airport to retrieve the device. I have attached the airline’s receipt for your convenience. Unfortunately, your office has to send me a new air sampler if you wish to continue the twice daily air sampler measurements.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
This incident report covers the details regarding a break in and theft at Tow Path Inn near Whiteshell Lake.
The trip to the nuclear power generation site
I and a three other staff traveled as the four person inspection crew en route to monitor the construction of a nuclear power generation site situated 508 miles from our office. The staff with me includes: Fran Pedersen, Shawn Mahler and Servi Dashi. The participants stated that this trip was declared authorized under the Travel Order N-704, dated one week ago signed by the Mr. Corrigan. During this trip, we used the Company panel van, a Chevy with the license number JCP 392.
Stop over at the Town Path Inn
At 8:05 pm, after traveling 376 miles, I and the crew decided to stop over at the Town Path Inn. This motel is located 3.5 miles west of Clearwater Village on highway A1136. The crew decided to spend the night and rest at this hotel.
Break in and Theft Incident
The following morning after breakfast, Miss Pedersen went out to check the van to find the roadmap. She discovered that there had been a break in on the van last night. The rest of the crew went out to the parking lot and saw that the front passenger door had been smashed. We discovered that the items lost include the van radio, 6 dollars and the Video camera Nabuchi TX 350 “Portacam”. I attempted to call the office but no one was there to answer the phone that time, probably due to the earliness of my call. In that case, we have decided to issue a memo instead.
After that, I contacted the authorities to report the break in and theft that happened in Clearwater Village. They asked me to drop in and make the report in person.
Request for a new video camera
The video camera is a Nabuchi TX 350 “Portacam” that was rented from Meadows Electronics at 2120 Grassmere Road of our city. The Serial number of the video camera is 21784B.
This camera was brought in order to record construction process visually. The videotapes will be edited and then shown at the Power Authority Directors’ meeting scheduled on the 15th of next month.
Hence, due to these unfortunate circumstances and the importance of the camera, we are requesting for a replacement camera to be able to push through with the process. We request, if possible that a replacement camera be sent to us via Greyhound bus the day after tomorrow. Only one bus a day passes through Freehampton, but it only stops only on request. If possible, can you please ensure that the camera will be handed to us by any means, preferably via the buses that go to and fro the place tomorrow? I will go to Freehampton to time the stop of the bus and I will call you later for more details about the camera.
Thank you very much and I hope you will consider this request.
Sincerely,
