ENS 52786

v t e ENS Event
07:00 May 31, 2017
Title	Agreement State Report - Portable Gauge Operator Handled Unshielded Source
Event Description	The following report was received from the State of Washington via email: An operator of a portable moisture/density gauge touched and directly handled the unshielded source. Here is how the event occurred: A worker knelt down next to a portable moisture/density gauge and pulled it up, tilted it back, and stuck his face toward the source rod. He then extended the source rod out of the gauge housing and into the air. He then took his left hand and rubbed the source rod clean with his bare hand. This event was observed by a manager from Oregon Radiation Protection Services, who then reported the event to the Washington State Department of Health for investigation. Incident Number: WA-17-014 The portable moisture/density gauge is a Troxler 3430 containing 0.333 GBq (9 mCi) of Cs-137 and 1.628 GBq (44 mCi) of Am-241/Be.

ENS 52786 +/-
Where
Geodesign, Inc. Wilsonville, Oregon (NRC Region 4)
License number:	WN-I0542-1
Organization:	Wa Office Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+60.98 h2.541 days <br />0.363 weeks <br />0.0835 months <br />)
Opened:	James Killingbeck 19:59 Jun 2, 2017
NRC Officer:	Dong Park
Last Updated:	Jun 2, 2017
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