# Fractures at New Wave Energy Services
> OSHA SIR `20231211210` · 12/7/2023 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** New Wave Energy Services
- **Location:** 303 W. Wall Street, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was spray painting lay flat shipping reels while another employee was picking up the reels with a telehandler after they were painted. The telehandler bumped a reel, causing other reels to fall. The injured employee was caught between the reels, resulting in broken left femur.

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