Date: 1989

Location: Hazira, Gujarat, India

Type of event: radiography accident

Description:

Improper procedures and maintenance of an iridium-192 radiography projector caused overexposure to one worker, who received a whole-body dose of 65 rad and a localized dose to the fingers of 1,000 rad. Radiation burns on the fingers of both hands required amputation of the fingers.

Consequences: 1 injury.

References:

• UNSCEAR, 2000, "Annex E: Occupational radiation exposures," in Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation UNSCEAR 2000 Report to the General Assembly, with Scientific Annexes, Volume I: Sources, UNSCEAR, on line at UNSCEAR [http://www.unscear.org/docs/reports/annexe.pdf].

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