# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220123420014` · 11/27/2012 · River View Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Bar down, Includes scaling
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 46
- **Mine experience:** 1.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** River View Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1519374](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519374)
## Narrative

Employee was bolting an open crosscut. He has put up his last bolt of the shift and was attempting to pry down some loose draw slate between his last row and the ATRS of the bolter. As he pryed the slate down some of it struck him on the head and shoulder. Although he walked to the mantrip and rode out, it was later discovered that he had cracked 4 vertebrae.

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