# Fractures at International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021851` · 2/28/2022 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Tank, bin, vat interiors, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 1616 Penny St. Dry dock # 910, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33605
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A pipe fitter was inspecting previously applied/added welds to the interior surface of a multi-level tank and fell approximately 14 feet through an opening in the floor to a lower level. He suffered blunt force trauma including cracked ribs, a broken wrist, broken teeth, and contusions.

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