# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Basic Energy Services, L.P.
> OSHA SIR `2017054302` · 5/11/2017 · BIG SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
- **Secondary source:** Tongs-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Basic Energy Services, L.P.
- **Location:** Hamlin 19-18-2AH, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79720
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A well-servicing rig crew was tripping pipe out of a hole when the safety pin on the tongs (torqueing device) broke, allowing the tongs to strike an employee and knock him off the work platform. He fell 10 feet, fracturing his ribs and back and lacerated his liver.

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