# FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
> MSHA accident `220092150032` · 07/23/2009 · Apex Energy Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- **Accident type:** Struck against a moving object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Front-end loader
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 22
- **Mine experience:** 1 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** James H  Booth
- **Operator:** Apex Energy Inc
- **Mine:** [1517941](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1517941)
## Narrative

Employee was cleaning highwall with front end loader when rock came off of highwall and struck the front end loader bucket causing pain in employee's back.

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