The following report was received from the State of
Florida Bureau of Radiation Control via facsimile:
Employee's TLD recorded an overexposure of 6.261 rem. Date [of potential overexposure] was between 10 Dec 2009 to 9 Jan 2010. Affected employee claims he left his leather pouch with TLD [and pocket dosimeter] in work bucket over night, second shift used bucket not noticing TLD pouch at bottom. Pocket dosimeter reading was also off scale. Other employees who worked with him during same time period have no excessive exposures. RSO calculates dose should be approximately 195 mr during month as per records. RSO believes [that this exposure is] not an occupational overexposure. RSO contacted Licensing and Materials office on 22 Jan 2010. RSO received Landauer's dosimetry report on 21 Jan 2010. [The State of Florida] Tampa Inspection Office will investigate.
FL report #FL10-009