# Fractures at National Oilwell Varco
> OSHA SIR `20181010620` · 10/15/2018 · CONROE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** National Oilwell Varco
- **Location:** 500 W. Conroe Park Dr., CONROE, TEXAS, 77303
- **NAICS:** 333132
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking from his workstation when he tripped on a sling and fell to the ground. He tried to break his fall and broke his right wrist, requiring hospitalization.

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