# Fractures at Skrlin Coating & Blasting Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017065519` · 6/16/2017 · NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Skrlin Coating & Blasting Inc.
- **Location:** 2901 Lockport Road, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, 14305
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spray painting while standing on top of an approximately 8 foot x 15 foot rectangular tank that was approximately 7 feet tall. There were five 2 foot x 3 foot holes cut out of the top surface of the tank that were not covered. The employee fell into one of these holes and suffered a fractured pelvis.

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