# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220131860029` · 06/20/2013 · Gibson County Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Roof bolter, NEC
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** ANKLE
- **Days lost:** 81
- **Mine experience:** 1.63 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Gibson County Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1202215](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1202215)
## Narrative

The employee and his partner were bolting #9 entry at cross cut #94 on #1 unit. After moving forward the atrs against the mine roof. When doing so the atrs loosened a rock in the roof. The employee on the opposite operator moved to his drill station to swing his boom out and the piece of rock fell out on his left ankle. The rock measured 4' long X3' wide X 4"" thick.

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