# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220120270037` · 01/19/2012 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall onto or against objects
- **Occupation:** Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.54 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
- **Mine:** [4407223](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4407223)
## Narrative

Employee was helping roll the cutter head around on the miner to set bits when he slipped and a miner bit punctured a hole in the top of his left knee resulting in stitches.

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