ENS 53488
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Jul 3, 2018 | |
Title | Texas Agreement State Report - Potential Overexposure Event |
Event Description | The following information was obtained from the state of Texas via email:
On July 5, 2018, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee's [Stanley out of Tulsa, OK] consultant that an overexposure event may have occurred involving radiographers working in the state of Texas, under reciprocity, at a field site near Midland, Texas, but offered no actionable information. At 1620 hours0.0188 days <br />0.45 hours <br />0.00268 weeks <br />6.1641e-4 months <br /> [CDT], the consultant called back and stated that a crew was performing radiography in a pit using a 99.6 Curie iridium - 192 source. The individual who received the high exposure had been working in the dark room. He completed the task he was working on and exited the dark room and went straight to the pit. He picked up the collimator and started to move it while the source was still in the collimator. The other radiographers yelled at him and he dropped the source and left the pit. The consultant stated the calculations for the dose to the individual's hand provided by the licensee is 284 rem. The consultant stated the radiographer held the source for about 3 seconds and the dose calculation was based on no shielding. The consultant stated there is currently no apparent injury to the individual's hand. The consultant stated the licensee is contacting REAC/TS in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for assistance. The licensee's radiation safety officer is conducting an investigation into the event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #9592
The following information is excerpted from an email that was received from the state of Oklahoma: Oklahoma DEQ [Department of Environmental Quality] Radiation Management was contacted by the radiation safety officer (RSO) of Stanley Inspection, License No.: OK-32187-01, after hours on 7/5/2018. Stanley Inspection, a radiography company, was working in Midland, TX under reciprocity, and one of the radiographers potentially overexposed his hand. Stanley Inspection was instructed by Texas to do medical monitoring for the radiographer, including bloodwork and photographs of his overexposed extremity. Notified R4DO (Miller) and NMSS Events Notifications (email). |
Where | |
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Stanley Tulsa, Oklahoma (NRC Region 4) | |
License number: | Lok-32187-0 |
Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
Reporting | |
Agreement State | |
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+61.03 h2.543 days <br />0.363 weeks <br />0.0836 months <br />) | |
Opened: | Art Tucker 18:02 Jul 5, 2018 |
NRC Officer: | Howie Crouc |
Last Updated: | Jul 6, 2018 |
53488 - NRC Website | |
Stanley with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 534882018-07-03T05:00:0003 July 2018 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State En Revision Imported Date 7/20/2018 2018-07-03T05:00:00 | |