# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220022970002` · 10/10/2002 · Catenary Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall onto or against objects
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 1.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Ashland Inc
- **Operator:** Catenary Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [4607178](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4607178)
## Narrative

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF THE CAT. 988F END LOADER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER HANDRAIL AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE STEPS DURING THE FALL RESULTING IN A CONTUSION OF THE KNEE. AFTER EXAMINATION AND FIRST AID TREATMENT EE RESUMED WORK. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS RESTRICTED FROM WORK. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON OCT. 14.

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