# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220162800004` · 09/30/2016 · Nevada Ready Mix Corporation
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall to the walkway or working surface
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** WRIST
- **Days lost:** 5
- **Mine experience:** 10 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mitsubishi Corp
- **Operator:** Nevada Ready Mix Corporation
- **Mine:** [2602142](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2602142)
## Narrative

While using a com-a-long to lift a screen deck the handle broke on the com-a-long causing the employee to fall backwards and in doing so EE's left are flailed to catch self and EE hit EE's arm/wrist on the cat walk railing displacing the distal radius.

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