# Fractures at Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022043395` · 4/19/2022 · COAHOMA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
- **Location:** Jimmy 4-9 H 1WD, COAHOMA, TEXAS, 79511
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A casing swage (weighing approximately 50 pounds) was being installed to a joint of casing in order to circulate drilling mud through the casing. The swage was approximately 40 feet in the air when it came free and fell striking an employee in the hard hat. The employee sustained a skull fracture.

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