# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Occidental Petroleum Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019043987` · 4/18/2019 · PECOS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Occidental Petroleum Corporation
- **Location:** Graves St 5 Well Pad, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
- **NAICS:** 211111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bleeding down injection lines, using a 36-inch pipe wrench, to let hydrates thaw overnight. A valve was opened and pressure (about 900 psi) was released, causing a section of pipe to come loose and strike the employee's leg above the knee. He was hospitalized.

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