# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at STP Drilling LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021098190` · 9/22/2021 · OAKLEY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** STP Drilling LLC
- **Location:** south of Oakley, Kansas about 17 miles on Highway 83_(in a field)_____, OAKLEY, KANSAS, 67748
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to connect drilling pipe when the elevator came open causing the 30 foot by 4.5-inch drilling pipe to fall onto the employee. The employee was struck on the shoulder, ribs, and back area, and sustained a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized.

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