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Cody Regional Health Mercury Spill

 
Site Contact:
Joyel Dhieux
On Scene Coordinator

(dhieux.joyel@epa.gov)

Site Location:
1025 9th Street
Cody, WY 82414
 response.epa.gov/CodyRegionalHealthMercury

On November 20, 2024, the Worland Wyoming Fire Chief requested EPA assistance assessing and cleaning  a mercury spill. The spill took place at the Cody Regional Health Big Horn Basin Cancer Center in Cody, Wyoming.  While calibrating a large wall-mounted barometer inside a storage closet, hospital staff noticed mercury dripping from the barometer onto the floor.  Hospital staff responded quickly, conducted a preliminary cleanup, and secured the storage closet.

EPA's Emergency Response team deployed to the site on November 20. They assessed the situation and cleaned the spilled mercury, preventing it from spreading throughout the hospital. EPA is coordinating disposal of the mercury and mercury-contaminated items. EPA demobilized from the site on November 21.