# Cuts, lacerations at NOV Tuboscope
> OSHA SIR `20171212120` · 12/21/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** NOV Tuboscope
- **Location:** 10222 Sheldon Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77049
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping another employee manually reposition three 5-inch pipes that were placed awkwardly on a rack. The employees straightened the pipes and returned to their work station. A forklift operator then drove over and attempted to manipulate one of the pipes with the forks. The pipe rolled and crushed the employee's right hand, causing a laceration and muscle damage that required hospitalization.

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