The agreement state submitted the following report via e-mail:
Texas Incident No.: I-8311
Event date and time: February wear period
Report Received Date: March 9, 2006
Event location: Brown and Root construction site, 14035 Industrial Road, Houston, TX
Event type: Presumptive badge overexposure
A radiographer trainee was working with a trainer at a construction site in Houston, TX when he noticed that his badge had fallen off approximately 6 feet from a 95 Ci, model G-60 Ir-192 source (S/N NA0502), SPEC model 150 camera (S/N 750). It is uncertain whether the trainee [name deleted] failed to report the incident to the radiographer, supervisor, or RSO.
The incident was thought to have occurred in late February. The trainee is assigned other duties not involving exposure to radiation and the company is considering having cytogenetic testing performed. A second reading of the dosimeter by the company processing the device rendered an inconclusive result.
The radiography company and DSHS staff are performing an investigation although the company is presuming the situation is a badge only exposure since the pocket dosimeters and processed dosimeter worn by the trainer were consistent with their typical monthly exposures of approximately 100 mRem.
The film badge read 25.343
Rem. The state will be following up on this incident.