# Fractures at Akita Drilling USA Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2022076232` · 7/17/2022 · BIG LAKE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Akita Drilling USA Corp.
- **Location:** GPSCoordinates: N 31.1922 W -101.3738, BIG LAKE, TEXAS, 76932
- **NAICS:** 211111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A drill pipe fell. Its joint struck an employee on the right side of the hard hat, then hit his right shoulder. The employee lost consciousness and suffered a laceration to the head and shoulder, fractures to the spine, and a broken shoulder blade.

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