# Fractures at WFL Development LP
> OSHA SIR `20161110769` · 11/16/2016 · TOMBALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Pickup truck
- **Secondary source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** WFL Development LP
- **Location:** 1406 W. Main Street, TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77375
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding on an auxiliary diesel fuel tank to fix a clog when a spark from the grinding wheel ignited diesel fumes inside the tank and it exploded. A piece of the exploding tank hit and broke his right leg below the knee, requiring surgery.

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