# Fractures at Sundown Operating, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010213` · 10/3/2018 · PLAINS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
- **Secondary source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Sundown Operating, Inc.
- **Location:** Lease East Briahaney #1H, PLAINS, TEXAS, 79355
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had gone up a rig to unhook a block. The rig was clutched in, throwing the employee about 8 feet to the tuba line. His left knee struck a drum guard, which broke the kneecap. He was hospitalized.

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