# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220231160015` · 04/21/2023 · Pontotoc Sands Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Fall from ladders
- **Occupation:** Ground controller
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.62 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Castle Lake LP; Joshua  Lehde
- **Operator:** Pontotoc Sands Company LLC
- **Mine:** [3402161](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3402161)
## Narrative

Employee was filling an 8' water tank and was standing on the 3rd rung of the ladder to pull the hose from the top of the tank. Weight shifted and while trying to catch themselves, they fell backwards on their back. Contributing factors are, the employee placed the ladder on uneven ground and the ladder was also not tied off.

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