Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WGA Transit LLC, 2109 1st Ave, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10014
on — Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was delivering a 50-pound package at an apartment building. While walking up the stairs, the employee hit his head on an object and fell forward on the steps. The employee sustained a compression to the spinal cord of the neck that resulted in temporary paralysis.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersStairs, steps, unspecified
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