# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220090560024` · 12/12/2008 · Viking Mining, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **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:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.38 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** David D  Bundy; Robert  Williams
- **Operator:** Viking Mining, LLC
- **Mine:** [1519021](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519021)
## Narrative

Employee decided to start equipment in an area of the job where no one else was present.  He came in on a road on the backsided of the mine.  After trying to start a CAT 777 he fell while descending the truck hitting the ground.

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