# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220161690029` · 06/08/2016 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
## 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:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
- **Mine:** [4407223](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4407223)
## Narrative

Employee had pulled walk thru roof bolter in #6 entry to bolt and set the T-bar on the roof bolter. The employee had grabbed a couple of bolts to lay in the bolt tray. EE placed the bolts down in the tray when a piece of undetected draw rock fell striking EE on the right ring finger resulting in a fracture to the end of the finger and required stitches.

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