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Spinal cord injuries, paralysis unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2024032365 · 3/15/2024 · Chung Enterprises, 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
Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object unspecified
Source
Tires, inner tubes
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
Chung Enterprises, Inc
Location
4690 Northwest 167th Street, OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, 33054
NAICS
423130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was transferring tires from the second floor when a tire bounced off another tire and it struck the employee in the sternum. The employee could not breathe and had numbness in the hands and feet, lost consciousness, and sustained a spinal cord injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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