# STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
> MSHA accident `220120960016` · 03/18/2012 · Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **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:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 34.58 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Tata Chemicals Ltd
- **Operator:** Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners
- **Mine:** [4801497](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4801497)
## Narrative

Employee was crawling in cable tray pulling fiber optic cable and upon completion he felt some stiffness in his knees and felt he may have hyper extended his knee.  On March 26, employee began to experience more discomfort in his knee.  He went in and got an MRI and was diagnosed with a partially torn meniscus.

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