# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220180250097` · 01/24/2017 · Golden Queen Mining Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 1207
- **Mine experience:** 1.77 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Golden Queen Mining Company Ltd; Gauss LLC
- **Operator:** Golden Queen Mining Company
- **Mine:** [0405319](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0405319)
## Narrative

The employee had a prior knee injury that did not require reporting until now. Employee initially injured knee while stepping down out of equipment on 5/24/2017. Employee went to physical therapy for awhile. It was recently determined ee would require surgery. EE first day of lost time was yesterday 1/25/2018 as ee was out for scheduled surgery.

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