# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220083360032` · 11/17/2008 · Mountain Resources Consulting, LLC
## 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:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 78
- **Mine experience:** 0.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** William P  Turner; Daniel G  Vasvary
- **Operator:** Mountain Resources Consulting, LLC
- **Mine:** [4407228](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4407228)
## Narrative

EE was mounting the machine to operate it when he said he slipped and fell approx. 3ft to the ground landing on his back. No one saw the incident, he reported it about an later and said he was ok, but wanted to let us know about it. He finished the shift and then went to the hospital later that night.

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