# STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
> MSHA accident `220101470025` · 05/19/2010 · Lafarge Building Materials
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
- **Accident type:** Rubbed or abraded
- **Occupation:** Electrician, Lineman
- **Activity:** Crawling, Kneeling
- **Injury source:** FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 216
- **Mine experience:** 0.04 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Lafarge S A
- **Operator:** Lafarge Building Materials
- **Mine:** [0900182](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0900182)
## Narrative

Employee working on mezzanine level between floors. Employee crawled under pipes to reach work area. Surface was metal grating scattered with loose cement fragments. While crawling knee injury occurred. Employee was able to work the remainder of the day, however the knee began to swell. Employee went to physician next morning where it was confirmed to be a sprain with swelling.

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