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Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia

1 hospitalization · 2024109482 · 10/11/2024 · Green's Blue Flame Gas

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Nature of injury
Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Tanker trucks
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
Green's Blue Flame Gas
Location
317 Fischer Rd., HUMBLE, TEXAS, 77338
NAICS
424720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A truck driver was delivering propane. While he was climbing down from the truck cabin, he fell backward and landed on the concrete ground. The employee's vertebra was pushed into his spine, causing paralysis from the shoulder down.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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