# Fractures at Ensign United States Drilling
> OSHA SIR `2017054269` · 5/10/2017 · PLEASANTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wrenches-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Ensign United States Drilling
- **Location:** 155 Pullin Rd, PLEASANTON, TEXAS, 78064
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker with a kelly belt when a 48-inch steel pipe wrench kicked back and struck the employee, fracturing the employee's left forearm.

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