# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220001850116` · 06/22/2000 · Wayne Processing Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Bar down, Includes scaling
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
- **Days lost:** 78
- **Mine experience:** 0.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Rex  Fought
- **Operator:** Wayne Processing Inc
- **Mine:** [4608622](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608622)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WERE SCALING ROOF NEAR THE CORNER OF #1 ENTRY FROM THE #2-1 CROSSCUT OF D-6 PANEL; WHILE HE USED A 6' ROOF BOLT TO SCALE A LOOSE ROCK HE HAD OBSERVED, ANOTHER ROCK NOT OBSERVED BY THEM AND NOT BEING SCALED, FELL ON HIS OUTBY SIDE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG; A TRIANGULAR SHAPED ROCK, MEASURING APPROX. 0-3' W X 5' L X 0-12"" THICK.

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