The following information regarding the tragedy in IBEW Local 326 is posted here at the request of IBEW Local 488 members who were present at our December union meeting. Our thoughts and prayers go out to our brothers and sisters in Local 326 and especially to the families of these three brothers. Please do whatever you can to help make things a little easier for these families during thier time of need.
On November 6th IBEW Local 326 suffered a terrible tragedy. At approximately 9:30 am, there was a catastrophic boiler tube failure on Unit 3 at Salem Harbor Station. Brothers Mark Mansfield, Phil Robinson, and Mathew Indigelia sustained severe steam burns over 90% of their bodies. All three brothers were transported by Med- Flight to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston where they passed away in the early morning hours of November 7th.
