# STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
> MSHA accident `220243230014` · 11/11/2024 · Bison Materials LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 57
- **Mine experience:** 1.29 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Spencer Gene  Hopper; Lucas  Hopper
- **Operator:** Bison Materials LLC
- **Mine:** [3402093](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3402093)
## Narrative

The miner was climbing into their loader and heard something pop in their leg and then could not put weight on it.  Other miners got them to the scale house and proceeded with ice on the site of pain.  Miner was then sent to primary care for x-rays.

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