# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> MSHA accident `220040290040` · 01/28/2004 · Big River Industries
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CRH PLC
- **Operator:** Big River Industries
- **Mine:** [1600033](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1600033)
## Narrative

We had a coal bin fire and were in the process of dumping the coal into loader buckets for disposal. The injured party was opening a dump valve when a small piece of floor grating shifted and allowed the employee to fall through to the ground below. The employee sustained a laceration to his head approximately 2 inches long requiring 10 stitches.

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