# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220070720021` · 03/07/2007 · Yarrington Road Materials
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall from machine
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 3.1 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Edward R  Coleman; H  Coleman
- **Operator:** Yarrington Road Materials
- **Mine:** [4104126](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4104126)
## Narrative

While getting out of the maintainer EE accidentally hit the controls which caused the blade to push further into the ground.  When this happened, he lost his balance and fell, landing on his right leg.

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