# Fractures and burns at METALICO AKRON, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019032861` · 3/19/2019 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Oxygen tanks and cylinders
- **Secondary source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** METALICO AKRON, INC.
- **Location:** 943 HAZEL ST., AKRON, OHIO, 44305
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting an aluminum oxygen cylinder when it exploded. The employee suffered broken fingers and burns.

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