ENS 53887

v t e ENS Event
14:00 Feb 21, 2019
Title	Mobile Diagnostic Truck Involved in Fatal Transportation Accident
Event Description	The Avera McKennan Hospital mobile diagnostic truck was in an accident where the truck went off the road, the cab and box detached, and the driver was killed. The truck contained various used sources and medical materials used in nuclear diagnostic medicine. The sources, although ejected from the truck, were found nearby in their respective transport boxes with the exception of the Tc-99 used syringes (sharps). Surveys and wipe tests show no contamination. The sealed sources will be leak checked. The transport box for the Co-60 source was damaged with a small hole. Radiation readings are slightly higher in the proximity of the hole. All the recovered sources are in storage at the hospital. The sharps container was empty with the sharps strewn along the snow bank alongside the road. Residual materials may be within the sharps. Cleanup of the material is underway but may be delayed until the snow melts. The accident occurred on I-29, north of Sioux Falls, between the Baltic and Dell Rapids exits. The truck was headed north. The South Dakota Highway Patrol responded to the scene. Notified South Dakota Health Agency, DOT Crisis Management Center, DOE Ops Center, and DHS SWO.

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Where
Avera Mckennan Hospital Sioux Falls, South Dakota (NRC Region 4)
License number:	40-16571-01
Organization:	Avera Mckennan Hospital
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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.53 h-0.105 days <br />-0.0151 weeks <br />-0.00347 months <br />)
Opened:	Traci Hollingshead 11:28 Feb 21, 2019
NRC Officer:	Bethany Cecere
Last Updated:	Feb 21, 2019
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