# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220152010007` · 07/07/2015 · Clas Coal Company Inc. 
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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:** Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** ANKLE
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 3 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** William Ridley  Elkins Jr
- **Operator:** Clas Coal Company Inc. 
- **Mine:** [1519325](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519325)
## Narrative

EE was installing roof bolts and steel straps a piece of draw rock dropped out in the area of the T-bar, it hit the loose end of the straps sliding down the straps to the mine floor. When the rock measuring 4'x4'x3"" thick contacted the mine floor flipped back on to ee right leg  resulting in a bulging fracture to the ankle area.

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