# Fractures and burns at Apex Material Technologies
> OSHA SIR `20181111629` · 11/11/2018 · JOLIET, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Apex Material Technologies
- **Location:** 10 Industrial Avenue, JOLIET, ILLINOIS, 60435
- **NAICS:** 324199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 10, 2018, an employee was in an aerial lift using a propane and oxygen cutting torch while performing demolition of a vessel. During the demolition process, the vessel caught on fire and the employee jumped out of the aerial lift. The employee sustained burns from the fire and a fractured pelvis and wrist from the fall.

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