# Fractures at Lufkin Industries
> OSHA SIR `20231211277` · 12/11/2023 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lufkin Industries
- **Location:** 3427 E Garden City Hwy, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading 30-foot 2-inch barrels from a pan holding about 20 barrels. The barrels tipped over, striking and breaking both of the employee's lower legs.

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