# Abrasions, scratches at Epic Energy Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019021895` · 2/20/2019 · ODEM, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Abrasions, scratches
## 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:** Epic Energy Services, LLC
- **Location:** 6397 Hwy 77, ODEM, TEXAS, 78370
- **NAICS:** 211111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was waiting for the launched component (pig). The launch component was jammed in the pipe and when it released, his right arm suffered abrasions near the wrist and above the elbow.

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