Licensee called 10/24/07 at
1640 hours0.019 days <br />0.456 hours <br />0.00271 weeks <br />6.2402e-4 months <br /> and reported that a
Troxler gauge is missing. It was last seen on 10/24/07.
Troxler gauge was sitting on tailgate while operator was writing paperwork in vehicle cab. Operator drove off with
gauge on tailgate. Wingerter employees searching area for
gauge. It was reported missing to the North Miami
PD. The Radioactive Materials Office is investigating. No further action will be taken by this office.
Incident Location: Intersection of Curtiss Drive and Pervis Avenue Opalocka, FL
Isotope(s) Cs-137; Be:Am-241 Activity(s): 8mCi; 40mCi
Material Form: Chemical Form; Physical Form: By-product; Special Form
Probable Disposition of Material: Material stolen and not recovered.
Emergency Groups at Scene: North Miami PD
Incident Number: FL07-163
- * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY STEVE FURNACE TO JASON KOZAL ON 10/25/07 AT 1308 * * *
The lost Troxler was recovered by the licensee at the intersection of NW 103rd St and NW 27th Ave Opalocka, FL. The device appears to have fallen off the vehicle tailgate at this location. The case was damaged but the source remained unharmed and locked in the shielded position. Surveys taken revealed no external contamination or indication of leakage. The device will be returned to the manufacturer for repair.
Notified R1DO (Caruso), ILTAB (Via E-mail) and NMSS EO (Morell).
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Sources that are "Less than
IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as
moisture density gauges or thickness
gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.