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Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia

1 hospitalization · 2022076197 · 7/15/2022 · Brian Hayes Residential Contracting, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thoracic region
Nature of injury
Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Brian Hayes Residential Contracting, Inc.
Location
2 WEST POINT DRIVE, COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA, 32931
NAICS
236116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were on top of a 7-foot-1-inch stack of roof trusses. As they moved a truss toward the ground, one side of it slipped, causing one of the employees to fall to the ground. He suffered a fractured T12 vertebra and was paralyzed from the waist down. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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