# Fractures at Cactus Drilling Company LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181010823` · 10/19/2018 · KNOTT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cactus Drilling Company LLC
- **Location:** Rig 112, KNOTT, TEXAS, 79748
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring from a blowout prevention structure to a man basket when he fell approximately 12 to 13 feet to the ground below, fracturing his pelvis and ribs. He was hospitalized. The employee's lanyard was untied at the time of the incident.

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