# FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
> MSHA accident `220061440041` · 05/19/2006 · McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- **Accident type:** Struck by rolling or sliding object
- **Occupation:** Stopping builder, Ventilation man, Mason man, Overcast
- **Activity:** Environmental tests or checks
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** James River Coal Company
- **Operator:** McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp
- **Mine:** [1516036](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1516036)
## Narrative

EE was getting an air reading behind the line curtain in the #4 entry of the 002-0 mmu when the coal rib rolled and struck him on the right hip and leg. He continued working until the end of his regular shift. On Saturday, 5/20, he went to the E.R. where he was treated and released.

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