# FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
> MSHA accident `220162320008` · 08/04/2016 · Warrior Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- **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:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** LEG, NEC
- **Days lost:** 116
- **Mine experience:** 4 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Warrior Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1517216](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1517216)
## Narrative

Employee was pinning in #1 entry, the canopy of the bolter hit the rib. After placing the first pin EE was drilling EE's second hole and the drill steel stopped up, the EE went to the middle of the bolter to retrieve a new drill steel, when a rock from the rib fell down, an hit the wire mesh that was leaned up next to the rib and hit EE in the back of the right leg.  

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