# Fractures at Arrow Drilling Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118499` · 11/11/2015 · MCFADDIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Arrow Drilling Company, Inc.
- **Location:** Off CR 445, MCFADDIN, TEXAS, 77973
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the monkey board on an oil rig. There was a high-pressure gas kick (air pocket of gas) during drilling, and the force of the sudden explosion sent the employee flying upward. The employee's back struck the guard rail on the derrick board and was fractured, requiring surgery.

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