# Fractures at Amarillo Gear Company LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2022098367` · 9/21/2022 · AMARILLO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Amarillo Gear Company LLC.
- **Location:** 2401 W Sundown Ln, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79118
- **NAICS:** 333612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting ready to lift a piece of steel bar stock. The employee had applied a lifting device and was moving away from the center of the piece; the employee tripped and hit the end of the piece, suffering a broken jaw and a chin laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

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