ENS Event | |
|---|---|
05:00 Oct 12, 2011 | |
| Title | Texas Agreement State Report - Radiographer Overexposure |
| Event Description | The following was received from the state via email:
On October 17, 2011, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by a licensee that one of its radiographers had climbed a ladder to remove the guide tube from a SA Model 880 radiography camera containing a 49.3 curie Iridium (IR)-192 source that was suspended by a rope. Another employee walked by the area and observed the survey meter needle was pegged high. He yelled at the radiographer who climbed down the ladder and attempted to crank the source back into the camera. The source would not move so he cranked it all the way out and then retracted it successfully. The radiographer's badge was sent for processing. The badge had a whole-body dose reading of 4,192 millirem, bringing his total for the year to 5,196 millirem, exceeding the annual limit. The radiographer was unable to ascertain where the source had been in the guide tube. The radiographer did not carry the dose rate instrument to the camera because the safety rules for the facility he was working at does not allow an individual to climb a ladder with any articles in their hand. On October 27, 2011, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was informed by the licensee that they had completed their investigation and had calculated the dose to the radiographers left hand, which had been on the guide tube, to be between 51 and 58 rem for the event exceeding the annual limit. The licensee stated that they had not observed any changes in appearance in the radiographer's hand. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident # I-8894 |
| Where | |
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| Petrochem Inspection Services Corpus Christi, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 04460 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+366.62 h15.276 days <br />2.182 weeks <br />0.502 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 11:37 Oct 27, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Oct 27, 2011 |
| 47377 - NRC Website | |
Petrochem Inspection Services with Agreement State | |
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