# Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia at OLAF ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024065343` · 6/17/2024 · FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Fall protection equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** OLAF ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION, Inc.
- **Location:** 1387 55th ST North, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58102
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving sheet metal and fell 30 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured spine and elbow, resulting in paralysis from the chest area and below. Fall protection was not worn at the time.

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