# Loss of consciousness-not heat related at CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC
> OSHA SIR `2019011175` · 1/31/2019 · BUFFALO, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Loss of consciousness-not heat related
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC
- **Location:** West Buffalo Red River Unit 23-25, BUFFALO, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57720
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was supervising as contractors erected a work-over rig on a drill site. As the floor of the work-over rig was being hoisted, a cable snapped, causing the floor to fall. When the floor struck the ground, it ejected the centerpiece of the floor, which struck the employee. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.

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