# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220212740024` · 09/24/2021 · Highway Materials LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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:** Inspect equipment or mine
- **Injury source:** BLOCKING
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 20 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peter DePaul Irrevocable Combined Trust
- **Operator:** Highway Materials LLC
- **Mine:** [3600052](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3600052)
## Narrative

Checking the coolant level on the 982M. To do this the hood is raised on the machine and the employee climbs onto the rear step and visually inspects the coolant tank. EE did so and while climbing down from the step EE slipped, landing on the ground on their feet. EE then moved backwards, tripping over a wheel chock on the ground and landed on top of the wheel chock on their back.

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