# Fractures at Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station
> OSHA SIR `2023010038` · 1/3/2023 · SHIPPINGPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station
- **Location:** Route 168, SHIPPINGPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 15077
- **NAICS:** 221113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were drilling a 22-inch diameter hole into the floor of a turbine when the drill bit got stuck. As the employees went to unjam it, the drill became energized and the frame of the drill struck the employees, resulting in a fractured arm, a fractured rib, a laceration to the head, bruises, and abrasions.

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