# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220142450042` · 08/27/2014 · AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR 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, Drilling
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.46 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [3609342](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3609342)
## Narrative

After roof bolting machine was pulled up to install next row of bolts & after ATRS was set, IE swung his head out & placed drill steel into head in preparation to drill outside hole, when a piece of roof rock(18""x12""x1""-2"" thick) fell striking canopy then striking his left hand causing laceration.

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