# Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at D & R Foundation Drilling Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021065194` · 6/25/2021 · PORTER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** D & R Foundation Drilling Inc
- **Location:** 22445 Eastex Freeway, PORTER, TEXAS, 77365
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a foundation drilling rig from the operator's chair when the chair broke at the base and the employee fell 7 feet to ground, landing on his head and back. The employee suffered a broken back and a head injury.

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