# Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia at ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS & EXPLOSIVES TAMPA FIELD DIVISION
> OSHA SIR `20241211890` · 12/27/2024 · RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
## Cause
- **Event:** Shooting by other person
- **Source:** Person, other than injured or ill worker  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Firearms, air-powered guns  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS & EXPLOSIVES TAMPA FIELD DIVISION
- **Location:** 10221 Big Bend Road, RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA, 33578
- **NAICS:** 922120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A law enforcement officer was breaking up an altercation when he was shot in the back of the neck by a third party. He was paralyzed from the injury and has no feeling from the chest down.

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