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ENS 5164712 January 2016 04:45:00Agreement StateAgreement State Report - Radiography Source Could Not Be Retracted to Shielded PositionThe following information was provided by the State of Texas via email: On January 12, 2016, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) received notice that on January 11, 2016, a radiography source could not be retracted to the shielded position. The camera was an 880D with a 99.8 curie Iridium-192 source. An extension to the guide tube had not been connected, and the drive cable slipped the gears of the crank assembly. The drive cable and crank assembly were reassembled and the source was returned to the shielded position. No overexposures resulted from this event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9370