# Spinal cord injuries, paralysis  n.e.c. at Cigna Healthcare
> OSHA SIR `20241211349` · 12/9/2024 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Spinal cord injuries, paralysis  n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cigna Healthcare
- **Location:** 2 Chase Corporation Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35244
- **NAICS:** 524210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in a conference room when the heel of their shoe caught on the carpet flooring, causing them to fall. The employee's head struck a conference table and they suffered central cord syndrome/protrusion of cervical intervertebral disc. The employee was hospitalized.

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