# Fractures at Aztec Well Service
> OSHA SIR `2023032813` · 3/29/2023 · ANDREWS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
- **Secondary source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Aztec Well Service
- **Location:** OVINTIV HSE 320S #2103HE, ANDREWS, TEXAS, 79714
- **NAICS:** 211111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A safety pin came out of a piece of equipment and struck an employee on the back. He then flipped over a handrail, fell 6 to 8 feet to the ground, and suffered a broken rib.

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