# FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
> MSHA accident `220202890018` · 10/09/2020 · Banner Blue Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- **Accident type:** Struck by rolling or sliding object
- **Occupation:** Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
- **Activity:** Observe operations
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 114
- **Mine experience:** 0.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Metinvest B V
- **Operator:** Banner Blue Coal Company
- **Mine:** [1519842](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519842)
## Narrative

While observing the mining process, a dayshift section foreman was struck by a section of mine rib measuring 54"" long by 25"" wide and 6"" to 9"" thick.

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