# Fractures at JB James Construction LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109940` · 10/27/2023 · JARREAU, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Mouth, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JB James Construction LLC
- **Location:** LA DOT Bayou Discharge Bridge Replacement, JARREAU, LOUISIANA, 70749
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a crew conducting pile driving at a bridge replacement site. A 1-inch-by-43-inch crane anemometer pole broke from a bracket and fell, striking the employee in the mouth. The employee sustained a fracture to the palate of their mouth.

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