# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220002630003` · 08/31/2000 · Eastern Mingo Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Stopping builder, Ventilation man, Mason man, Overcast
- **Activity:** Ventilation maintenance
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** NECK
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 8 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
- **Operator:** Eastern Mingo Coal Company
- **Mine:** [4608680](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608680)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING APART A WATER LINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, JAMMING HIS NECK.

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