# Fractures at National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
> OSHA SIR `20201110723` · 11/12/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
- **Location:** 7909 Parkwood Circle Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77036
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a plastic cover from a completed drill pipe. The coating cage basket fell on the employee's right forearm, breaking it.

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