# STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
> MSHA accident `220130280053` · 01/21/2013 · White Buck Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 33
- **Mine experience:** 0.56 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** White Buck Coal Company
- **Mine:** [4609154](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609154)
## Narrative

Employee was cleaning rock off of the Continuous Miner. He stepped back away from the miner onto the slack pile and twisted his knee. He worked an hour and a half longer then told his supervisor about the injury and went outside. An ambulance took him to the hospital where they gave him an immobilizing splint.

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