PNO-III-87-132, on 871007,contract Worker Fainted During Work on Steam Generator B.Slight Contamination to Socks,Face & Hair Noted After Removal of Protective Clothing at Plant Prior to Transport to Hosp.Worker Decontaminated & Examined

PNO-III-87-132:on 871007,contract Worker Fainted During Work on Steam Generator B.Slight Contamination to Socks,Face & Hair Noted After Removal of Protective Clothing at Plant Prior to Transport to Hosp.Worker Decontaminated & Examined

ML20235Z540
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	10/08/1987
From:	Greger L, Shafer W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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PNO-III-87-132, NUDOCS 8710210189
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' PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF E'IENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III-87-132 Date October 8, 1987 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region III ,

staff on this date.

Facility: Wisconsin Electric Power Co. Licensee Emergency Classification:

Point Beach Unit 2 Notification of an Unusual Event  !

Two Rivers., WI 54241 Alert Site Area Emergency Docket No. 50-301 General Emergency X Not Applicable

Subject:

WORKER FAINTS, TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WITH MINOR CONTAMINATION On October 7,1987, a contract worker fainted while working on the Unit 2 B steam generator.

He was wearing a respirator and anti-contamination clothing. The respirator and protective clothing was removed at the plant and he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

The worker had slight amounts of radioactive contamination on his socks, face, and hair (9,000 - 15,000 disintegrations per minute over 100 square centimeters). The contamination apparently occurred when his respirator and protective clothing were removed.

He was accompanied to the hospital by plant health physics personnel. He was decontaminated there by the health physicists and examined by medical personnel. He was released and returned to work within several hours.

The~ ambulance and hospital treatment area were surveyed, and no detectable radioactive contamination was found.

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