# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220020880052` · 03/23/2002 · Peabody Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Timberman
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 161
- **Mine experience:** 21.48 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peabody Energy Corporation
- **Operator:** Peabody Coal Company
- **Mine:** [1508357](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1508357)
## Narrative

EE REPORTED: THE VICTIM WAS WORKING ALONG THE LONGWALL FACE LINE, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PROGRAM A SHIELD FOR ADVANCEMENT, HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON THE FACE LIN HANDRAIL AT THE TIME. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS STRIKING HIS HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE METACARPAL BONE OF THE HAND.

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