# Fractures at JLJ IV Enterprises, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025010622` · 1/20/2025 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Construction debris
- **Secondary source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** JLJ IV Enterprises, Inc.
- **Location:** 4442 White Plains Rd, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10470
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was excavating by hand in the pilot trench at a depth of 4 feet, removing dirt and debris to expose an encased duct. A fragmented piece of concrete sidewalk curb dislodged from the dirt next to him and slid onto his left leg and knee, causing a femur fracture that required surgery.

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