# Fractures at Cyclone Drilling Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021709` · 2/24/2021 · WATONGA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Cheek(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Cyclone Drilling Inc.
- **Location:** 86530 North County Road 2650, WATONGA, OKLAHOMA, 73772
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing in front of a heater, watching a casing being floated into a hole to seal it. A ball valve failed and burst apart, fracturing the employee's cheekbone and lacerating his cheek.

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