Search At Middletown Plant Stops While Building Section Is Shored Up

http://www.wtic.com ^ | February 8, 2010 | John ChrIstofferrsen, AP Writers

[Biggirl]

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) _ A section of an under-construction power plant that exploded was too unstable to search Monday, and left questions about whether anyone was trapped inside because authorities do not have an exact roster of everyone who was on duty at the time of the blast.

[Biggirl]

Update.

[Man50D]

It was just reported on the radio all people have been accounted for and two of the five dead have been identified.

[wiggen]

just saw a headline thats its being treated as a crime scene.

[Biggirl]

Presser going on now on WTIC AM.

[Biggirl]

Not surprised.

[hennie pennie]

>>>> "just saw a headline thats it's being treated as a crime scene." <<<<<

YIKES.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

*** A section of an under-construction power plant that exploded was too unstable to search Monday, and left questions about whether anyone was trapped inside because authorities do not have an exact roster of everyone who was on duty at the time of the blast.***

Don’t they issue “brass” tags to each construction employee at the start of a shift? Don’t they collect it at the end of the day to make sure all personel are accounted for?

In such an emergency, don’t they have designated points around the plant for personel to go to so they can get a head count?

Have they been calling homes to make sure employees off duty are accounted for?

[Wooly]

Looks like Gw Bush and Dick Cheney are up to there World Trade Center tricks again with their longtime Wall Street banker cohorts.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Actually, it’s his Big Oil buddies....but you wouldn’t know that considering you’ve only been on board since 98.

[RaceBannon]

depends on the Union, the safety department, and that this is startup, not operation

During operation, tags and lockouts are more prevelant, but I dont think that’s an issue here, I bet someone just did something dumb

[Little Bill]

We spent a Hundred Grand to get rid of the Brass in system and time keepers, many of whom were on the pay role twice along with other phantom employees, Union Jobs. Went to swipe cards which we controlled and issued personally.

[Cheetahcat]

HUH! who is signing the payroll checks? they would have a dam good idea who was there.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thanks for the ping.

[hennie pennie]

It's a very peculiar story, evidentally no one has any idea precisely who was on site when the explosion occurred, so they still don't know whether everybody is accounted for.

I wonder if the accident may be due to a situation where the people were overworked and understaffed -- those are conditions conducive to terrible industrial accidents.

Would love to know the details of why the LEOs have declared it a crime scene.

Evidentally, we won't have a clue what transpired until they can search through ALL the wreckage. Also, I wonder if part of the problem in identifying casualties and/or missing is that there were lots of contractors and sub-contractors and sub-subcontractors at work on the new plant.

[nw_arizona_granny]

It is difficult to even guess what happened, were they hiring untrained workers?