NEW YORK, NEW YORK—
WGA Transit LLC
Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
Final 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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