Feds: Firm dropped part for SC nuclear plant, covered it up

[Ksheed]

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal regulators proposed an $11,200 fine Tuesday against Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. because its workers dropped a prefabricated section for a new nuclear power plant in South Carolina and then tried to cover it up, officials said.

http://news.yahoo.com/feds-firm-dropped-part-sc-nuclear-plant-covered-200921934--finance.html

[Marlin]

   It would seem that the rigging manager and safety representative are culpable for individual enforcement as they directed subordinates to falsify documentation.

[HeavyD]

It would seem that the rigging manager and safety representative are culpable

If you read the announcement, they also talk about action towards a former employee.

Care to take any guesses? 

On a serious note, this actually happened in 2013.  the sub-module in question has been shipped here, inspected, found to have no defects from the drop, welded to other sub-modules and the entire module is now in its final, installed location.   

[Chimera]

So . . . what was it?

[HeavyD]

Sub-module of one of the building structural models.