# Fractures at DPG services JV-LLP
> OSHA SIR `2024021772` · 2/27/2024 · ELMER, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Limbs, branches unattached
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** DPG services JV-LLP
- **Location:** 778 Forest Service Rd. #240, ELMER, LOUISIANA, 71424
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the ground spotting for tree trimming when a branch fell and struck his right leg, resulting in a broken femur.

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