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RE: >> "oops"
Does anyone think it is odd that this is a "potential overexposure?" What
does it take to make it real? Amputation?
-- John
-----Original Message-----
From: William V Lipton [mailto:liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM]
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 7:21 AM
To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: >> "oops"
. . .
On September 25, 2001, a radiographer employed by Accurate Technologies
and working under their license with the State of Maryland, an Agreement
State, received a potential overexposure . . . On September 29, the
individual noticed a
burning and itching sensation of his fingers. . . .
The NRC contacted the physician who informed the Agency that, on October
1, the individual had erythema (reddening and swelling) on his fingers,
and currently has erythema on his palms as well. The results of blood
analysis were normal with the exception of the lymphocytes indicating a
number slightly less than the normal range. . . .
The RSO conducted a re-enactment of the occurrence on October 3, 2001,
at the Baltimore temporary job site, and calculated the worker's dose to
his hands to be approximately 730 rem. The RSO also calculated the whole
body dose to be approximately 40 rem with a worst case estimate of
approximately 350
rem. The NRC occupational dose limit is five rem in one year.
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