# Concussions at Precision Drilling
> OSHA SIR `2023021577` · 2/18/2023 · PYOTE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Precision Drilling
- **Location:** Precision Drilling Rig 553 - Located approximately 12 miles West of Pyote,, PYOTE, TEXAS, 79777
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting in pulling a dryer shaker into position when the tow chain broke and a link from the chain struck the back of his head and knocked him unconscious. The employee sustained a concussion.

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