# Fractures at Coreslab Structures Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017077257` · 7/31/2017 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Coreslab Structures Inc.
- **Location:** 2175 Research Row Blvd., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75235
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While working on a pre-cast concrete panel, both welds for the hinged joint were cut through, causing the panel to separate, twist, and then collapse while the employee was on it. The employee fell to the ground and was subsequently hospitalized with a broken leg and head trauma.

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