ENS Event | |
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20:00 Oct 27, 2005 | |
| Title | Potential Extremety Dose in Excess of 250 Rad |
| Event Description | At about 3 PM on 10/27/05 following industrial radiography at the Sunoco Refinery in Philadelphia, PA, a radiographer approached the front of the radiography camera to disassemble the guide tube from the camera body. The radiographer thought that he had fully retracted the source but noticed that the source was exposed during the disassembly. The source was a 21.8 curie Iridium 192 source.
The radiographer contacted the radiation safety officer after he realized he had been overexposed. The radiographer received a calculated dose to his extremities of between 330 and 360 Rad. The licensee stated that the individual's self indicating dosimeter was off scale. The individual's thermo-luminescent dosimeter will be sent for a whole body exposure reading. Whole body calculated dose was less than 5 Rem. The radiographer was being sent for medical treatment. The licensee has removed the radiographer from his duties pending further investigation. The licensee will determine corrective actions and perform stand-down training for the employees in the Trainer, PA field office concerning the occurrence. |
| Where | |
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| Mistras Holding Group Chicago, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 12-16559-02 |
| Organization: | Conam Inspection |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2202(a)(1) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.58 h-0.108 days <br />-0.0154 weeks <br />-0.00353 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Bob Slack 17:25 Oct 27, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Oct 27, 2005 |
| 42087 - NRC Website | |
Mistras Holding Group with 10 CFR 20.2202(a)(1) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 420872005-10-27T20:00:00027 October 2005 20:00:00
[Table view]10 CFR 20.2202(a)(1) Potential Extremety Dose in Excess of 250 Rad 2005-10-27T20:00:00 | |