ENS Event | |
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00:15 Jan 26, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Vehicle Accident While Transporting a Troxler Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the State of Texas via email:
On January 26, 2016, at approximately 1015 CST, the licensee notified the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] that at approximately 1815 CST on January 25, 2016, one of its technicians had been involved in a vehicle accident while transporting a Troxler Model 3430 (Serial #24412) moisture/density gauge. The accident occurred near Cumby, Texas. The technician was hospitalized as a result of injuries received in the accident. The gauge contained a 40 millicurie americium-241 and an 8 millicurie cesium-137 source. The licensee reported that the gauge's insertion rod was locked and the gauge was inside its transport case which had locks on the hasps, the transport case was chained with locks inside a steel box which was bolted to the bed of the pick-up, and there were 2 locks on the steel box. A wrecker service removed the vehicle from the scene and took it to its business location where the vehicle was placed behind a fence with a locked gate. The licensee was notified of the accident after midnight. One of the licensee's employees retrieved the gauge from the vehicle at approximately 0830 this morning. The employee reported the shipping papers were on the seat of the vehicle. The licensee reported that it does not appear anyone was aware of the presence of the gauge until the employee removed it this morning. The gauge was not damaged. More information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300. Texas incident #: I 9375 |
| Where | |
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| Terracon Consultants Inc Fort Worth, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 05268 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
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| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+12.82 h0.534 days <br />0.0763 weeks <br />0.0176 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Blanchard 13:04 Jan 26, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | John Shoemaker |
| Last Updated: | Jan 26, 2016 |
| 51686 - NRC Website | |
Terracon Consultants Inc with Agreement State | |
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