# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at National Oilwell Varco
> OSHA SIR `2017065032` · 6/2/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** National Oilwell Varco
- **Location:** 10222 Sheldon Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77049
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rolling a 15-foot pipe on a table to coat it with oil when it rolled off the table and struck him in the right knee, requiring surgery.

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