# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Sendero Drilling Compnay LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017098680` · 9/10/2017 · ANDREWS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
## Employer
- **Name:** Sendero Drilling Compnay LLC
- **Location:** JM White #22, ANDREWS, TEXAS, 79714
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A drilling crew was in the process of tripping pipe out of a hole when the pulling cable snapped, letting the block fall freely on the rig floor. A piece of the cable hit one of the employees and became embedded in his right leg, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

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