# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220092530031` · 09/03/2009 · Highland Mining Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Continuous miner
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** ANKLE
- **Days lost:** 33
- **Mine experience:** 0.87 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Patriot Coal Corporation
- **Operator:** Highland Mining Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1502709](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1502709)
## Narrative

He was operating a continuous miner. Cutting the right side of a place he backed the machine up from the face, was standing in behind the machines tail when a piece of draw rock fell from between permanent roof supports striking his shoulder, knocking him to the mine floor and landing on his left ankle resulting in a simple fracture to the ankle.

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