ENS Event | |
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05:00 Apr 16, 2013 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Truck Accident Involving a Fixed Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by facsimile:
On April 16, 2013, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified that one of the licensee's trucks had had a blowout on one of its tires which caused the vehicle to roll. The driver was killed in the accident. On the truck is a densitometer which includes a Thermo-Fisher Scientific Model 5192 fixed gauge that contains 200 millicuries of Cesium-137 (original activity). These devices are a USA DOT 7A Type A container. The licensee reported that the gauge is still [within] of the truck--there is no indication of radiation leakage or exposures to any individual. The licensee's Radiation Safety Officer is enroute and will make necessary radiation surveys and conduct an investigation. Local law enforcement responded to the accident. More information will be provided as it is obtained, per SA-300. Texas State Report # I-9067
The following retraction was received via email: This event does not meet the reporting criteria referenced in SA-300, specifically 49 CFR171.15 (b)(1) and (2), in that the individual's death in this incident was not the 'direct result of hazardous materials' as stated in the 171.15(b)(1). Notified R4DO (Drake), NMSS (Benner), and FSME EVENTS Resources via email only. |
| Where | |
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| Cudd Pumping Services Crystal City, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | G02133 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.08 h0.462 days <br />0.066 weeks <br />0.0152 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Blanchard 16:05 Apr 16, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | John Shoemaker |
| Last Updated: | Apr 18, 2013 |
| 48931 - NRC Website | |
Cudd Pumping Services with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 489312013-04-16T05:00:00016 April 2013 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Truck Accident Involving a Fixed Density Gauge 2013-04-16T05:00:00 | |