# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220040430037` · 02/10/2004 · Irving Materials Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall to the walkway or working surface
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** WRIST
- **Days lost:** 48
- **Mine experience:** 24 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Fred (Pete)  Irving
- **Operator:** Irving Materials Inc
- **Mine:** [1200124](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1200124)
## Narrative

EE WAS IN THE SHOP. AN EXTENSION CORD WAS HANGING ON A HOOK ATTACHED TO A SHELF. THE CORD WAS NOT IN USE. ONE LOOP OF THE CORD HAD FALLEN TO THE FLOOR. EE REACHED FOR A SCRAPER & STEPPED INSID E THE LOOP OF THE EXTENSION CORD WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE BECAME ENTANGLED, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACK, REACHING BEHIND W/HIS RIGHT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE FELL & BROKE HIS RIGHT WRIST.

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