ML19208A487
| ML19208A487 | |
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| Issue date: | 08/16/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | BENJAMIN F. SHAW CO. (SUBS. OF BLOUNT, INC.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909140102 | |
| Download: ML19208A487 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES
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AUG 16 $79 BENJAMIN F.
SHAN COMPANY P'. D. Box 285 DLD AIRPORT SITE
(.AURENS SC 29360 The enclosed Circular No. 79-16 is forwarded to you for information.
there are any questions related to your understanding of the suggested It action, please contact this offfee.
Siv:erely, Q James P, O'Reilly Director
Enclosures:
1.
IE Circular No. 79-16 2.
Listing of IE Circulars Issued in Last Six Months 733000
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Accession No. 7908020542 SSINS:
6830 UNITED STATES NUCI. EAR REGUI.ATORY C0f011SSION OETICE OF INSPECTION AND EhTORCErfENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 August 16, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-16 EXCESSIVE RADIATION EXPOSURES TO MEMBERS RADIOGRAPHER Description of Circumstances:
became During radiographic operations using 40 curies of t
for which After the radiographer left the facility, an employee of the customer it was, picked radi.ography was performed, saw the source and, not knowing whatHe ca it up and placed it in his hip pocket.
While making a deter-two hours, later giving it to his supervisor to examine.
h and while aination that it was something which belonged to the radiograp er, l
s of the radio-waiting for the radiographer to pick up the source, nine emp oyeeh a secretary grapher's customer were exposed. The source was also left wit t ned, examined was in:tructed to centact the radiographer. The radio h
s no problem, stating that the source was a " detector".
his pocket On the evening n! the event, the employee who had put the source in At that time a blister became nauseous and went to a hospital for treatment.
The initial diagnosis and treatment was for an insectd was found on his buttock. Thirty one days after this initial treatmen At that time the individual asked for treatment of the injury to his buttock.
bite.
injury to the radiography the physicians if there could be any connection of the i
ly. An investigation followed which disclosed the above information.
dical The individual who had carried the source in his pocket remains u The attending physician does not consider the exposure Neither does amputation appear necessary. The localiz care following surgery.
depth dose is estimated to be 1.5 million rem at skin surface, 60,00 to be life threatening.
The radiographer and 7,000 rea at 3 cm depth. Hand doses ranged to 5,000 res.
h hands.
ranged from 1 to 60 rem. received estimated doses of 14 rem to the vbol DUPLICATE DOCT"4ENT
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