[97878660]
On (b)(6) 2017 it was reported to midmark by a service technician that a x-ray unit (jb-70, 76" reach 120v gray, serial (b)(4)) separated from the wall in which it was secured. There were no injuries reported by the complainant, however, a patient was struck in the head but did not seek medical attention. No other patient information has been disclosed. The unit mounting was visually inspected at the user facility and photographs were provided to midmark. The service technician reported that the top lag bolt was too close to the top of the structure and split the wood at that location causing the unit to separate from the wall. The service technician stated that when the unit separated from the wall, the chasis was bent. Jb-70 installation manual (00-02-01569_w), originally provided during the install of this unit gave clear, detailed instructions for unit installation. Per follow up questioning of the original reporter (a third party service technician) there is both evidence of wood split in the stud behind the dry wall of the examination room as well as admission by the customer that the arm of the jb-70 unit was used to hang lead aprons. There was no additional information on why the system had not undergone periodic operational and safety inspections by a qualified x-ray service organization at the time of this report. A replacement part was ordered and sent to the customer as the damaged part is now obsolete and have been replaced by a newer model of the unit.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5