# Fractures and burns at Marietta Industrial Enterprises, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024054648` · 5/28/2024 · MARIETTA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire  small-scale, limited
- **Source:** Flammable solids  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Clothing
## Employer
- **Name:** Marietta Industrial Enterprises, Inc
- **Location:** 459 Blueknob Rd, MARIETTA, OHIO, 45750
- **NAICS:** 212393
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 28, 2024, an employee was pouring zirconium into a hopper. The zirconium caught on fire and the employee's shirt also caught on fire. The employee jumped down the stairs of the platform to escape the fire and sustained a broken left ankle. The employee also sustained second degree burns to their back and upper arms.

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