# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220173380027` · 11/30/2017 · York Building Products Co Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall onto or against objects
- **Occupation:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 59
- **Mine experience:** 0.04 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Robert H Stewart III
- **Operator:** York Building Products Co Inc
- **Mine:** [3600277](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3600277)
## Narrative

An employee was descending the cab access ladder of a haul truck.  The light illuminating the ladder timed out and went dark.  The employee continued to descend the ladder in the darkness.  The employee thought ee was on the bottom rung of the ladder and stepped down, causing ee to fall and strike  knee on the bottom rung of the ladder

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