ENS Event | |
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18:00 Jul 9, 2015 | |
| Title | Troxler Moisture Density Gauge Damaged by Bulldozer |
| Event Description | At a temporary construction site in Yale, MI, a Troxler Model 3440, s/n 26515, was run over by a bulldozer. The gauge user was injured and taken to a local hospital. TTL Associates, a materials testing lab located in Plymouth, MI, is responding to the scene to recover the damaged gauge and perform radiation surveys. Local HAZMAT was also contacted. The gauge was in a wheel barrow and not in use at the time it was struck. The licensee is contacting Troxler for instructions to return the gauge.
The Troxler Model 3440 contains two sources; Cs-137 and Am:Be-241 of 8 mCi and 40 mCi, respectively [typical values].
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| Where | |
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| Ttl Associates, Inc. Plymouth, Michigan (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 21-26666-01 |
| Organization: | Ttl Associates, Inc. |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.83 h-0.118 days <br />-0.0168 weeks <br />-0.00388 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jeff Elliott 15:10 Jul 9, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Daniel Mills |
| Last Updated: | Jul 9, 2015 |
| 51218 - NRC Website | |
Ttl Associates, Inc. with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) Troxler Moisture Density Gauge Damaged by Bulldozer 2015-07-09T18:00:00 | |