# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Rapco Fabrication
> OSHA SIR `2021032115` · 3/10/2021 · HOUMA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, unspecified
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Rapco Fabrication
- **Location:** 399 Roland Road, HOUMA, LOUISIANA, 70363
- **NAICS:** 238390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spot welding an area under a boat. The welding equipment ignited vapors in a compartment that surrounded the gasoline fuel tanks and a vapor explosion occurred. The employee suffered a fractured skull, chest wall, ribs, and shoulder.  The employee required hospitalization.

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