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WGA Transit LLC

Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs — Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WGA Transit LLC in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer WGA Transit LLC Report ID 2023076569
Address 2109 1st Ave City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10014
Event Date July 22, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs Source of Injury Stairs, steps, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.79000, -73.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering a 50-pound package at an apartment building. While walking up the stairs, the employee hit his head on an object and fell forward on the steps. The employee sustained a compression to the spinal cord of the neck that resulted in temporary paralysis.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2023, a worker at WGA Transit LLC in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs, with stairs, steps, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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