# Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia at United Natural Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110374` · 11/6/2024 · EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  unspecified
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Natural Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 423 North Reading Rd, EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17522
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving pallets into the freezer when they lost their footing and fell on their back. The employee sustained an injury to his upper back/lower neck area and was diagnosed with central cord syndrome.

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