# Fractures at Bilfinger Salamis Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010361` · 1/13/2021 · BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** Bilfinger Salamis Inc.
- **Location:** 210 La Flamme Road, BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA, 70518
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a metal basket using rigging and a backhoe when a nylon sling broke and struck the employee in the shoulder, resulting in a fractured right scapula.

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