ENS Event | |
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08:30 Sep 14, 2013 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Damaged Troxler Gauge with Potential Exposure from an Unshielded Source Rod |
| Event Description | An operator did not maintain direct control of a Troxler Model 3440 Gauge and it was run over by a roller at a work site in Portland, Oregon. This resulted in severe damage to the gauge and the source rod being separated from the device.
The licensee's CRSO (Corporate Radiation Safety Officer) responded to the work site to check for elevated radiation levels and determined that the sources were still intact. Personnel shielded the rod and transported the gauge and the rod back to the licensee's facility. The damaged gauge has been placed in a locked storage room at the licensee's corporate office with warnings attached to the door to prevent entry. The dose received by the CRSO was 4.36 mrem. The licensee will provide refresher training and review and revise procedures as necessary. The licensee will ship the gauge back to Troxler Laboratories in the near future. The gauge is a Troxler Model 3440, Serial # 37190, with 9.0 mCi Cs-137 and 44.0 mCi Am-241/Be sources. State Event Report # OR 13-0037. |
| Where | |
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| Carlson Testing, Inc. Tigard, Oregon (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 90410 |
| Organization: | Or Dept Of Health Rad Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+75.2 h3.133 days <br />0.448 weeks <br />0.103 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Todd Carpenter 11:42 Sep 17, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | John Shoemaker |
| Last Updated: | Sep 17, 2013 |
| 49352 - NRC Website | |
Carlson Testing, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 493522013-09-14T08:30:00014 September 2013 08:30:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Damaged Troxler Gauge with Potential Exposure from an Unshielded Source Rod 2013-09-14T08:30:00 | |