# Fractures at Nabors Drilling USA, LP
> OSHA SIR `20181111905` · 11/19/2018 · COTULLA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Nabors Drilling USA, LP
- **Location:** Rig 1209, COTULLA, TEXAS, 78014
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a steel beam that pivoted on one end. When the beam reached the end of its travel, it swung back and struck the employee on the shin. The employee suffered a fractured tibia and was hospitalized.

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