Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303608806 - Fresenius Medical Care

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 303608806

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 08/03/2000

Site Address:
Fresenius Medical Care
475 W 13th St
Ogden, UT 84404

Mailing Address:
475 West 13th Street, Ogden, UT 84404

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3841

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/03/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Amputations, S:Manufacturing

Case Closed: 08/03/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362652430

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171059611

Event: 08/03/2000

Employee injured when struck by unit on fiber machine

Employee #1 was operating a dialyzer fiber machine, which extrudes fibers for dialysis machine filters. A hundred or more fibers are extruded simultaneously as they are threaded through a system of separate fingers. During production, the fiber train broke and the machine malfunctioned, causing it to shut down. Each fiber then had to be rethreaded by hand between each finger. A 300 lb lowering unit was raised out of a water rinse bath and Employee #1 began to rethread the fibers. He had been working for approximately 5 minutes when the lowering unit support system gave way and the unit fell, landing on the his lower arms and pinning him against other equipment. He sustained injuries, for which he was treated and released.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, FOREARM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303608806			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Extruding and forming machine operators

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