# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220232430022` · 08/21/2023 · Eagle Specialty Materials LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall to the walkway or working surface
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Inspect equipment or mine
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** WRIST
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 6 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Petri E Koivula; David Michael  Jamison
- **Operator:** Eagle Specialty Materials LLC
- **Mine:** [4800732](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/4800732)
## Narrative

On 8/21/2023 Employee was performing a pre-shift inspection of a motorgrader. After inspecting the circle, the employee stepped back onto uneven ground and fell. Employee braced for the fall and stuck out their right arm. This resulted in pain in the right wrist, an x-ray determined a fracture in the Scaphoid. Doctor stated fracture will heal with no treatment and returned to work.

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