# FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
> MSHA accident `220111590005` · 06/06/2011 · Martin County Coal
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Electrician, Lineman
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Martin County Coal
- **Mine:** [1519193](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519193)
## Narrative

Member was working on a tram box, and was kneeling on the ground and a piece of rock fell from the rib striking his hard hat and pushing it onto his nose, Pt was treated on scene by MET. and transported self to HRMC ER at Prestonsburg KY,where he received stitches to a laceration on his nose and diagnosed with a fracture to his nose.

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