# Fractures at Heartland Tank LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023076039` · 7/7/2023 · NEWTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Heartland Tank LLC
- **Location:** 7250 RT 33, NEWTON, ILLINOIS, 62448
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting down a steel above-ground storage tank. He was on the roof of the tank when he fell 20 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken elbow and sprained leg. The employee was wearing a harness that was tied off at the time.

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