# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220152680022` · 09/24/2015 · Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company 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:** Roof bolter, NEC
- **Injury source:** MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 136
- **Mine experience:** 13.12 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CONSOL Energy Inc
- **Operator:** Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [3607416](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3607416)
## Narrative

Employee was bolting in F27 miner section when a piece of rock fell hitting the slider tube, bending the bracket which held the slider tube in place. The slider tube then struck him in the upper body knocking him to the ground, spraining his right knee. Diagnosed with a torn patella tendon. 

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