# STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
> MSHA accident `220180780021` · 03/09/2018 · Gillibrand Industrial Sands, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** BLOCKING
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
- **Days lost:** 217
- **Mine experience:** 12.79 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Celine L  Gillibrand
- **Operator:** Gillibrand Industrial Sands, LLC
- **Mine:** [0401888](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0401888)
## Narrative

Employee had just parked the CAT 980C loader. As ee was exiting the loader, ee accidentally stepped on a wheel chock that ee had not noticed when parking. The chock was located at the bottom of the loader's step ladder. Stepping on the chock caused leg to twist, resulting in injuring left leg.

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