# Fractures at 3S Americas, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025032291` · 3/10/2025 · PANHANDLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Chains
- **Secondary source:** Hoists, lifts  overhead, cable
## Employer
- **Name:** 3S Americas, Inc.
- **Location:** 578 FM 1342, Panhandle, TX,, PANHANDLE, TEXAS, 79068
- **NAICS:** 333922
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An installation technician for a wind turbine lift was using a chain hoist to move materials up a tower. The chain storage unit overflowed; the chain spilled and fell about 40-50 feet down the tower. It struck the injured employee in the face, causing fractures to their nose and cheekbones.

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