# Fractures at Boasso Construction LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023098783` · 9/22/2023 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Rails-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
## Employer
- **Name:** Boasso Construction LLC
- **Location:** 13800 Old Gentilly Road, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70129
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down from a stack of 30-foot crane rails. The employee crossed over one rail and stepped onto a 4x4 placed between levels. The 4x4 broke, causing two 1,000-pound rails to fall and crush the employee's leg. They sustained a right leg fracture.

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