# Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia at Big Sioux Construction, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `20171010421` · 10/22/2017 · SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Big Sioux Construction, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 7410 East 45th Street, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57110
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from an elevated lift platform while installing wall sheeting on a residential property, suffering paralysis.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*