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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE Report ID 2017032798
Address 805 Camden Street City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78215
Event Date March 28, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 621492 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.43000, -98.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just changed out a filter on the water treatment system. As he was putting the water treatment system back online, the stand that the filter sits on cracked and shifted, causing the filter to come down on and break his left arm.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2017, a worker at FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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