# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220023010096` · 10/21/2002 · Black Hills Bentonite
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall from machine
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- **Days lost:** 9
- **Mine experience:** 0.01 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Thomas A  Thorson
- **Operator:** Black Hills Bentonite
- **Mine:** [4800617](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4800617)
## Narrative

EE CLIMBED INTO THE FRONT END LOADER TO START AND WARM IT. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE LOADER SO HE CLIMBED OUT TO GET THEM. A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE CAB FROM THE CONTROL CONSOLE HAD SATURATED THE FLOOR AND WITH OIL ON HIS SHOES HE SLIPPED WHILE DESCENDING THE STEPS AND PULLED HIS LOWER RIGHT CALF MUSCLE.

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