ML20236U895

PN-75-123:on 751112,contract Worker,While Handling Piece of Temporary Shielding Inside Containment Lost Balance & Sat Down Abruptly & Bruised Hip.Worker Transported to Hosp & Released Same Day.No Detectable Body Contamination Found

ML20236U895
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	11/13/1975
From:	Jennifer Davis, Gower G, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PN-75-123, NUDOCS 9807310144
Download: ML20236U895 (1)

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PRET TMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Novembar 13, 1975 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE --PN-75-123

? This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of I. . POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information i presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 9:00 a.m. on the date of this notification. IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO BE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT l NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED.

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Facility: Surry 1 )

Virginia Electric and Power Company i

Subject:

WORKER INJURY As a result of news reports concerning contamination of a worker at the subject facility, Region II (Atlanta) contacted the licensee on u 11/13/75 and received the following information.

At about 4:00 p.m., 11/12/75, a contract worker, while handling a piece of tempor.ary shielding inside containment lost his balance and sat down abruptly, bruising his hip on a piece of angle iron.

The worker did not desire to be moved and the extent of his. injury could not be determined at the site. Because the worker was wearing Eset protective clothing the licensec transported him to the Medical q College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia as provided in the '

( licensee's emergency plan. The individual arrived at the hospital at approximately 6:00 p.m. and was released the same day. The radiation reading from the coveralls was a maximum of 0.5 mr/hr (thir level is less than the amount authorized for release of material to unrestricted areas). There was no detectable body contamination.

Information concerning this matter apparently was released to the' news .

media by the Medical College. VEPCO made no news release but contacted j the news media in Richmond by telephone. NRC plans no news release.

The licensee is not required by NRC to report matters of this level of safety significance.

Surry 1 was shutdown in September 1975 for refueling and is expected to $

y_ g return to operation about November 20. 7

Contact:

GCGower, IE x7261 HDThornburg, IE x7353 JGDavis, IE x7541 m

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Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason

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