# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220003180258` · 07/12/2000 · Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall from machine
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 4
- **Mine experience:** 8 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Donn A  Chickering
- **Operator:** Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc
- **Mine:** [1517659](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1517659)
## Narrative

OPERATOR CAME DOWN STEPS OF LOADER TO TALK TO SUPERINTENDENT. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND SLID DOWN STEPS ON HIS BACK. HE DID NOT START LOSING TIME FROM WORK UNTIL JULY 17,2000.

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