ENS 53237

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v t e ENS Event
22:30 Feb 28, 2018
Title	Agreement State Report - Damaged Moisture-Density Gauge
Event Description	The following report was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services via email: On March 1, 2018, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee that at approximately 1630 CST on February 28, 2018, one of its technicians was performing a density test at a job site when an equipment operator veered off of his path and over into the path where the technician was testing. The technician was barely able to get out of the way of the heavy equipment, but was unable to move a Troxler Model 3440 Plus gauge and it was run over. The gauge contains a 40 milliCurie Americium-241 source and an 8 milliCurie Cesium-137 source. The casing on the gauge was damaged and the Cesium source rod was bent. The technician straightened the rod and secured the gauge in its transport case. The licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) responded to the site and performed a radiation survey of the ground where no elevated levels were identified. The RSO surveyed the device and radiation levels were between five and eight millirem/hour, which the RSO stated is higher than normal. The RSO has contacted the manufacturer for guidance. The gauge is in storage area at the licensee's facility. The gauge is not an exposure risk to any individual. The Agency will respond to the licensee's location to perform additional surveys. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9548

ENS 53237 +/-
Where
Amarillo Testing & Engineering Inc. Amarillo, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	02658
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+17.35 h0.723 days <br />0.103 weeks <br />0.0238 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 15:51 Mar 1, 2018
NRC Officer:	Ossy Font
Last Updated:	Mar 1, 2018
53237 - NRC Website
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Amarillo Testing & Engineering Inc. with Agreement State
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