# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220161200022` · 04/19/2016 · Taiga Mining Company, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall from machine
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 33
- **Mine experience:** 3.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Jerome  Birch
- **Operator:** Taiga Mining Company, Inc.
- **Mine:** [5001603](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/5001603)
## Narrative

Employee was climbing down from the Morooka rig when weld attaching safety chain to support post broke resulting in a fall from appx 4 feet high onto a flat ground level surface which was frozen and covered with packed snow. Employee landed directly on tail bone/lower back. Employee was wearing all required PPE including a hardhat, and reports no head/upper extremity involvement. 

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