# Fractures at FESCO, Ltd
> OSHA SIR `20221110343` · 11/27/2022 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** FESCO, Ltd
- **Location:** Spohn Ranch No. 38H, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78045
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a man basket at a wellhead when a fire caused flames to engulf the wellhead. When the fire reached the man basket, the employee jumped. His chest struck valves on the ground about 15 feet below. He was hospitalized, having suffered four broken ribs and a hematoma.

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