# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220221930025` · 06/29/2022 · New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
- **Activity:** Bar down, Includes scaling
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 2
- **Mine experience:** 0.12 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Inc
- **Operator:** New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
- **Mine:** [3609657](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3609657)
## Narrative

Three employees were in the basket of a JLG Aerial Lift bore scooping the the underground roof. As the employees traveled from one bore hole to the next, they noticed a small discolored stone on the roof. One of the employees grabbed the handheld scaler and struck the small stone. As the stone fell to the ground, a larger piece struck the employees left 4th finger.

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