# Fractures at National Oilwell Varco
> OSHA SIR `2015020476` · 2/16/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** National Oilwell Varco
- **Location:** 5100 N. Sam houston Pkwy West, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77086
- **NAICS:** 333132
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee was observing a rigging operation. The rigging hook caught on something and when it dislodged, it hit the employee in the face causing a skull fracture in the sinus region.

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