# Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia at TMC Transportation, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020054469` · 5/13/2020 · WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TMC Transportation, Inc.
- **Location:** 615 Arsenal St., WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02472
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from a flatbed trailer, suffering right facial fractures, a cervical spine fracture, a right cheek abrasion, a forehead laceration, and paralysis.

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