# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Cronimet Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20241110796` · 11/20/2024 · DECATUR, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object dropped by person
- **Source:** Oxygen tanks and cylinders
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Cronimet Corporation
- **Location:** 1034 State Docks Road, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually placing an empty oxygen tank, which was approximately 5 feet high and 20 inches in diameter, onto a portable carrier. The tank fell onto the employee's right foot, resulting in fractures and soft tissue injuries.

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