# Fractures at SM Fencing & Energy Services
> OSHA SIR `2017099255` · 9/27/2017 · WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** SM Fencing & Energy Services
- **Location:** Kellogg Ranch 1-32H, WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA, 58854
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working approximately 6 feet above ground level servicing a pumpjack when he lost his footing and fell to the ground, fracturing three ribs.

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