# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Arcelor Mittal
> OSHA SIR `2019043902` · 4/16/2019 · MARION, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Arcelor Mittal
- **Location:** 686 W. Fairground St., MARION, OHIO, 43302
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 16, 2018, an employee was on a 12-foot ladder soldering a water pipe in the ceiling with a propane torch when the torch flashed, causing first degree burns to the employee's right shoulder and face. The employee fell from the ladder and sustained a concussion, fractured ribs, and fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.

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