# Fractures at Franklin Well Services LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019088121` · 8/7/2019 · FLORA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
- **Secondary source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Franklin Well Services LLC
- **Location:** Unknown, FLORA, ILLINOIS, 62839
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting with services related to cementing (closing) an oil well when a valve detached from the wellhead under pressure. Part of the valve hit the employee's legs, fracturing the left tibia and fibula.

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