# Fractures and burns at U.S. Polyco
> OSHA SIR `2018043920` · 4/23/2018 · ENNIS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire or explosion, unspecified
- **Source:** Containers, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Polyco
- **Location:** 3901 I-45 South, ENNIS, TEXAS, 75119
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lighting a cutting torch to remove an out-of-service tank when a second tank ignited. The employee suffered a broken leg and second degree burns to the face.

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