# Fractures and dislocations at Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2016109393` · 10/5/2016 · PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.
- **Location:** Shintech, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Thursday, October 5, 2016, at approximately 3:15 p.m., an employee was descending from the fourth deck of a scaffold (5x16x40) after installing blinds. At the 8-feet mark, he lost three-point contact and fell to ground level, dislocating and fracturing his left elbow. His PPE was not connected at the time.

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