# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220031320046` · 04/30/2003 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** ACCIDENT ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- **Accident type:** Accident type, without injuries
- **Occupation:** —
- **Activity:** —
- **Injury source:** —
- **Nature of injury:** —
- **Body part:** —
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
- **Mine:** [4406503](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4406503)
## Narrative

DURING WEEKLY EXAMS, AN AREA OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE FALLED OUT BETWEEN RIB AND FIRST ROW OF BOLTS. APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 6 BOLTS WERE PULLED AND 7 TO 10 WERE SHEARED. THE AFFECTED AREA WA S APPROXIMATELY 26'LONG, 4 TO 6 FT WIDE X 4 TO 6'THICK. THE COMPANY DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS REPORTABLE.

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