# Fractures at AZTEC MANUFACTURING - WASKOM PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
> OSHA SIR `2016043148` · 4/14/2016 · WASKOM, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** AZTEC MANUFACTURING - WASKOM PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
- **Location:** 990 E. Texas Ave., WASKOM, TEXAS, 75692
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a cutting torch to disassemble a steel processing tank. The employee was working on the top of the tank, approximately 7 feet above a lower level. The employee walked over a section of the tank that had previously been cut but was still attached to the structure. The section gave way and the employee fell approximately 7 feet to the ground, fracturing the pelvis and left elbow. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*