# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Westex/WLP & WLP Enegy services
> OSHA SIR `2017054195` · 5/9/2017 · PLAINS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Westex/WLP & WLP Enegy services
- **Location:** Gaines Wasson clear Fort, PLAINS, TEXAS, 79355
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running rods in a hole when the rod transfer cable failed, allowing the rod to move uncontrollably. It struck the employee on the left side of the neck and cranium. He lost consciousness and suffered blood clots, requiring hospitalization.

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