# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220071690082` · 06/07/2007 · American Energy Corporation
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
- **Activity:** Travel 
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 4.23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Robert E  Murray
- **Operator:** American Energy Corporation
- **Mine:** [3301070](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3301070)
## Narrative

Supervisor was traveling the south mains track and a piece of material fell from the roof striking him on his hard hat. The hardhat flipped up and he struck his head against the roof, plate or roof bolt head. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules/regs not a factor, miner proficiency a factor, protective equip not a factor, mining equipment/system not a

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