# FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
> MSHA accident `220122000013` · 06/19/2012 · Mettiki Coal WV, LLC 
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 7
- **Mine experience:** 6.85 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Mettiki Coal WV, LLC 
- **Mine:** [4609028](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609028)
## Narrative

Employee was changing cutting bits on the shear head gate drum. While doing so a section of the face slide down and part of it landed on his left foot.  The employee was examined at the local ER and given a full release to return to work. Employee continued to have foot pain and sought medical attention and is off work as of 07/16/2012 with a deep contusion injury to the left foot.

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