# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220010890046` · 03/25/2001 · Leatherwood Processing Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall from ladders
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 61
- **Mine experience:** 0.69 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** James River Coal Company
- **Operator:** Leatherwood Processing Company
- **Mine:** [1516520](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1516520)
## Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROUTE A 4"" WATER LINE TO A DIFFERENT POSITION. HE AND A FELLOW EE RAISED THE LINE ABOVE HEAD LEVEL. TENSION FROM A BOW IN THE LINE WHEN RELEASED CAUSED THE PERSON TO LOS B ALANCE AND HIS BACK STRUCK A SHARP METAL OBJECT RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE SPINAL COLUMN.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*