# Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia at Manhattan Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2021086765` · 8/10/2021 · SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Piers, wharfs
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Manhattan Construction Company
- **Location:** 364 and I-44 near Polecat Creek, SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA, 74066
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting a bridge beam in place. When the beam struck the pier, the employee who was holding a 4 x 4 to cushion the beam was knocked off the pier and fell over 40 feet to the ground, resulting in two broken arms and a fractured back that left the employee paralyzed from the waist down. The employee's harness was not connected at the time.

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