The State provided the following information via facsimile:
On 13 September 2005 at approximately 1:00
PM, I received telephone notification from David L. Ezzell, the Corporate
RSO for Midwest Inspection Services, informing the Department of a source disconnect that occurred on 12 Sept 05. The source was a 33 Ci
Ir-192 radiography source that was being used in Sterling
Colorado. The radiography crew identified the source disconnect when approaching the end of the guide tube following a shot. The crew contacted their corporate
RSO who proceeded to the location and retrieved the source at approximately 2:45
PM that day. Mr. Ezzell stated that there was no apparent reason for the disconnect and the examination of the connector portion of the pigtail (once the source was returned to the radiography exposure device) did not show damage. A written report providing a detailed description of the events and circumstances is to be submitted by Mr. Ezzell within the next few days.