# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220040400051` · 02/02/2004 · Mountain Cement Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall onto or against objects
- **Occupation:** Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
- **Activity:** Walking, Running
- **Injury source:** STEPS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** ANKLE
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 0.01 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Eagle Materials Inc
- **Operator:** Mountain Cement Company LLC
- **Mine:** [4800007](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4800007)
## Narrative

CONTRACTOR EE WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF METAL STAIR STEPS AND HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS WHEN HE MISSED THE LAST STEP. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AS HE STEPPED FORWARD TO REGA IN HIS BALANCE. AS HE STEPPED FORWARD TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HIS LEFT LEG/ANKLE SWUNG BACKWARD STRIKING THE LEADING EDGE OF A STEP. CONTRACTOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION ON THE BACK OF HIS ANKLE J

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