# Fractures at CAJUN CONSTRUCTORS
> OSHA SIR `2015129600` · 12/18/2015 · PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CAJUN CONSTRUCTORS
- **Location:** Dow Chemical, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting welds on a scaffold and fell 6.5 feet resulting in a broken leg. Fall protection was worn at the time of the incident.

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