# Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs at CB&F Construction, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191111783` · 11/12/2019 · FALLS CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** CB&F Construction, LLC
- **Location:** Lease ID 16672, FALLS CITY, TEXAS, 78113
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a knife to remove a solid gasket that was attached to the manway of an oil/gas/water separator. A vacuum on the separator was being used to draw the remaining contents out of the bottom of the tank to a vacuum truck. The vacuum pulled the employee forward, causing a traumatic head injury, an injury to a neck vertebra, several damaged/broken ribs, and a collapsed lung.

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