# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220251470026` · 05/14/2025 · ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall from machine
- **Occupation:** Coal/ore shovel operator,  Shoveler,  Power shoveler
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- **Days lost:** 52
- **Mine experience:** 18 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
- **Operator:** ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
- **Mine:** [0200135](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0200135)
## Narrative

Employee was dismounting from equipment. While activating the ladder to exit, they began descending before the ladder had fully reached the ground. As a result, the ladder accelerated rapidly. This sudden movement caused employee to lose balance and fall sustaining injuries.

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