# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220063490042` · 11/28/2006 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall onto or against objects
- **Occupation:** Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** NECK
- **Days lost:** 55
- **Mine experience:** 27.85 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peabody Energy Corporation
- **Operator:** Eastern Associated Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [4601271](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4601271)
## Narrative

The employee stated he was pulling bottom roller from under the bottom belt. The chain slipped off causing him to trip over the train cable and fall backwards and hit his head on an old stand. The employee has been diagnosed with degenerative changes of the cervical spine. This is at C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6.

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