# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220133650012` · 12/23/2013 · McElroy Coal Company
## 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:** LW Propman, Propman helper, Move crew if LW, Move-up man, Jacksetter, Advanceman LW helper
- **Activity:** Move power cable
- **Injury source:** MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 11 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Robert E  Murray
- **Operator:** McElroy Coal Company
- **Mine:** [4601437](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4601437)
## Narrative

He was taking down miner cable out of the hooks.  As he was taking the cable out of one hanger, the hanger behind him came apart and the miner cable fell out of the hooks.  The cable knocked him down and his hard hat fell off.  He struck his head on the shuttle car and received a laceration to the right side of his head.  The result of the laceration was four sutures.

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