# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220193170016` · 11/11/2019 · Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall onto or against objects
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- **Days lost:** 6
- **Mine experience:** 2 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Thomas A  Thorson
- **Operator:** Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co
- **Mine:** [4800987](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4800987)
## Narrative

The Employee was opening a lower compartment door which had ice built up around it. When the door was pulled free the employee lost their balance and fell backwards onto the train tracks. The employee finished their shift, then went to the hospital at 10:00pm that night.

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