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Records Series Descriptions
Oak Ridge Sites
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Oak Ridge Operations Office SERIES TITLE Injury and Compensation Claim Files INCLUSIVE DATES 1943 1950; 1961 1976 ARRANGEMENT Record type VOLUME 12 cubic feet DESCRIPTION These files document reports of employee job injuries and claims for compensation. Content, scope, and coverage vary within the files. Most of the files consist of individual employee injury reports created by the MED/AEC Oak Ridge Safety Branch. These reports include the name of the injured party, along with the type of injury, its severity, where it occurred, and if it occurred as a result of unsafe practices or conditions. Statements of the injured party as well as their supervisors are included. Monthly summary reports of site injuries are present, mostly for Oak Ridge although some other sites are represented as well. Compensation claim files also include injury reports along with correspondence with claimants, doctors, and insurance representatives. Transmittal memos to the AEC Insurance Section are included. These records consist of file fragments, and gaps are apparent. RESTRICTIONS This series contains privacy material. LOCATION OF RECORDS Oak Ridge Operations Office Building 2714J 200 Administration Road Oak Ridge, TN 37831 |