# FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
> **FATAL** · MSHA accident `220100280025` · 01/22/2010 · Bledsoe Coal Corporation
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** FATALITY
- **Classification:** FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- **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:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.56 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** James River Coal Company
- **Operator:** Bledsoe Coal Corporation
- **Mine:** [1519132](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519132)
## Narrative

Injury was cleaning gob in 3 left with continous miner, he started backing out of crosscut when corner of rib rolled off on him receiving a fatal injury to his upper torso. Size of rib striking he was approx. 4'L x 36""W x 16"" thick.

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