On 5/2/2005 at 4:00 p.m.,
Texas Department of State Health Services was notified by [the] Radiation Safety Officer [RSO] with Testmasters, Inc. in Houston. [The RSO] stated that he had just received the Occupational Radiation Exposure Report for Testmasters during the period of 3/20/05 through 4/19/05 with a monthly whole body exposure of 4.665
Rem to one of his radiographers. This puts the radiographer's annual exposure at 6.395
Rem. He stated that this radiographer works the night shift and usually works in the dark room where there is no source. There is however one portable gage that is used on night shift at Testmasters for radiography. It is an Amersham 660B with an
Ir-192 source. The source activity is 140 Ci. The radiographer thinks he left his badge in his tool box which is located in the radiography bay area. Testmasters plans to make a badge storage area in the front office where all employees can keep their badges when not in use. An investigation will follow.
The employee's badge has been rescinded until this investigation is completed.
State report number: I-8228
- * * UPDATE FROM STATE (K. VERSER) TO P. SNYDER 1200 EDT 5/5/05 * * *
The State provided the following information via email:
The fourth sentence of the original text above should read as follows: "There is however one industrial radiography camera that is used on night shift at Testmasters for radiography.
Notified NMSS (Hickey) and R4DO (Pruett).
- * * UPDATE FROM STATE (K. VERSER) TO HUFFMAN 0940 EDT 5/6/05 * * *
The State provided the following information via email:
On 5/5/05 DSHS was notified by the licensee that the monthly whole body exposure during the period of 4/20/05 through 5/2/05 had been reported for the affected radiographer. He had received 65 mrem during that period. That brings his annual exposure to 6.45 Rem. He has been restricted from radiological work by the licensee.
R4DO (Pruett) and
NMSS (Cox) have been notified.