# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Byrd Oilfield Services
> OSHA SIR `2019076953` · 7/10/2019 · ODESSA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Byrd Oilfield Services
- **Location:** !5 Miles West of Odessa, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79760
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a drilling rig as a pipe was being raised out of the hole. The pipe struck the employee resulting in hospitalization for broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a broken back.

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