# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at General Atomics
> OSHA SIR `2025054170` · 5/3/2025 · SAN ANGELO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object  unspecified
- **Source:** Hoisting accessories  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hoists, lifts  overhead, cable
## Employer
- **Name:** General Atomics
- **Location:** 5235 Princeton Avenue, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, 76904
- **NAICS:** 336419
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading an air surveillance plane turret into a shipping container using an engine hoist. The lifting chain detached from the hook and the spreader bar struck the employee in the face, resulting in an eye injury that required hospitalization and surgery.

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