# Fractures at K & M Well Service, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018054547` · 5/10/2018 · BIG LAKE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** K & M Well Service, LLC
- **Location:** Sequitor Oil & Gas location Univeersity 40 1001, BIG LAKE, TEXAS, 76932
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee on a work over rig went to the rig platform to relieve the rig operator.  Wind was blowing very hard (30 to 40 mph) with gusts. An umbrella was attached to a handrail to protect employees from elements and blowing dust. The employee was adjusting the umbrella when a strong gust blew him off of the rig platform. The gust carried the umbrella, the 4-5 foot handrail, and the employee over the edge. He fell approximately 15 feet to the ground, breaking his femur.

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