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Spinal cord injuries, paralysis unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2024021683 · 2/23/2024 · Scruggs Lawn Care Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Nature of injury
Spinal cord injuries, paralysis unspecified

Cause

Event
Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle
Source
Skid-steer loaders, mini loaders
Secondary source
Curbs

Employer

Name
Scruggs Lawn Care Inc.
Location
Tractor Supply on South Adam ST., FULTON, MISSISSIPPI, 38843
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a stand-up skid loader to move a roll of sod. She was moving the machine over a parking lot curb when she was thrown from the machine to the ground, landing on her back. The employee suffered a spinal cord injury and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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