# Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia at WGA Transit LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023076569` · 7/22/2023 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WGA Transit LLC
- **Location:** 2109 1st Ave, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10014
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## 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.

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