FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Tunnel Ridge, LLC
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL BOLT IN MINE ROOF. AS HE LOOKED OUT FROM UNDER CANOPY TO INSERT RESIN AND BOLT INTO BOLT HOLE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE LACERATING HIS UPPER LIP, BREAKING OFF ONE TOOTH AND DAMAGING ANOTHER.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration