# Fractures at ECM Development Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2021087036` · 8/18/2021 · FOMBELL, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** ECM Development Corp.
- **Location:** 1711 Route 588, FOMBELL, PENNSYLVANIA, 16123
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a handheld plasma torch to cut the lid off a 55-gallon barrel. The barrel exploded, and the employee suffered broken ribs.

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