# FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
> MSHA accident `220070570043` · 02/20/2007 · Valley Mining, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 4
- **Mine experience:** 5.52 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mary J  Brown
- **Operator:** Valley Mining, Inc.
- **Mine:** [3302763](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3302763)
## Narrative

Ice & snow covered highwall, thawing. EE was unpinning auger flite approx 4' from highwall. Big rock fell from highwall, hit auger, rock guard, pipe, split, 1/2 rock hit EE's left leg @ knee area.

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