# Fractures at Frs Environmental Remediation
> OSHA SIR `20211210340` · 12/2/2021 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Frs Environmental Remediation
- **Location:** 1237 East Twiggs Street, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a water excavation tool to drill a hole in level ground when the excavation pipe got caught on the lip of the hole being made. The pipe released from the lip and hit the employee, causing them to fall and suffer a broken arm.

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