# Fractures at Felderhoff Brothers Drilling Co.
> OSHA SIR `2015074646` · 7/14/2015 · ALVA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Felderhoff Brothers Drilling Co.
- **Location:** Lucas 2613 #5H-28A well, Woods Cty, ALVA, OKLAHOMA, 73717
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A vertical 42' section of 4" drilling pipe was being supported by a forklift tine and sash rope for an electric cable installation. The sash broke and the pipe fell to the ground striking a drilling rig worker and causing a skull fracture.

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