# Fractures at Cimarex Energy Co
> OSHA SIR `20171110996` · 11/17/2017 · ORLA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Cimarex Energy Co
- **Location:** Arvine 28A-2H, ORLA, TEXAS, 79770
- **NAICS:** 211111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was draining a plug catcher when the valve arm became loose, spun closed, and hit his right leg, fracturing it. He was hospitalized.

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