The licensee provided the following information via email:
After completing a job a Troxler Moisture Density Gauge (Model number 3430, Serial Number 34618) was loaded into the back of the licensee's truck and not secured. The unsecured gauge fell out of the truck in transit from the job site. The licensee discovered the gauge missing and notified supervision.
The licensee notified the local police department and is actively searching for the gauge. The licensee plans to offer a reward for return of the missing gauge. The State of Florida is further investigating the incident.
- * * UPDATE FROM ADAMS TO CROUCH (VIA EMAIL) ON 04/21/08 @ 1334 EDT * * *
Florida incident FL08-060 which was reported and occurred on April 17, 2008 involved a lost Troxler gauge. It was recovered today. A gentleman found it at the intersection of 40th St. and 38th Ave. in Coral Gables on Thursday, the day it was lost. He finally called the licensee today and the licensee took possession of it about 10:30 this morning. It is undamaged.
Notified R1DO (White) and FSME EO (Burgess).
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.