# Fractures at Northstar Energy Solutions LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021020943` · 2/2/2021 · AMARILLO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Northstar Energy Solutions LLC
- **Location:** Alley between Nelson St. and Manhattan St., just south of 6th Avenue., AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79104
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the ground approximately 15 feet from a transmission structure when a knee joint fell from the transmission structure, hit an adjacent apartment building, and bounced onto the employee, striking him in the hard-hat. The employee was knocked to the ground, striking his face and resulting in an eye socket fracture.

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