ENS Event | |
|---|---|
05:00 Jul 28, 2021 | |
| Title | Contamination of Medical Worker |
| Event Description | The following was received from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email:
The Agency was contacted at approximately 1230CDT on July 28, 2021 by GE Healthcare to advise that one of their employees required unplanned medical treatment due to a laceration and radioactive contamination. A glass vial containing approximately 4 milliCurie of Indium-111 oxyquinoline was being manipulated by a technician at the licensee's Arlington Heights facility when the neck of the vial broke. The broken glass cut the employee's finger and resulted in contamination of the wound with the radiopharmaceutical. The employee has since been treated, released and is estimated to have approximately 0.2 micro-Curie of non-removable contamination remaining within the wound. The amount of radioactive material involved will not result in occupational exposures exceeding the applicable limits. No permanent injury or deleterious effects are expected from the radioactive material. No other reportable exposures to medical staff occurred as a result of this incident. Illinois Item Number: IL 210021 |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | IL-01109-01 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9.5 h0.396 days <br />0.0565 weeks <br />0.013 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 14:30 Jul 28, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Thomas Herrity |
| Last Updated: | Jul 28, 2021 |
| 55383 - NRC Website | |
Northwest Community Hospital with Agreement State | |
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