# FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
> MSHA accident `220250340027` · 01/23/2025 · River View Coal LLC
## 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:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Continuous miner
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** ANKLE
- **Days lost:** 74
- **Mine experience:** 3 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** River View Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1519374](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1519374)
## Narrative

Miner operator was starting to load a car when the face fell in leaving a pile of rock just inby the last row of bolts. A rock then fell out just inby the last row of bolts landing on the pile of rock causing the rock to slide in on the operator's left ankle. Resulting in a fracture the miner operator started missing work 1/24/2025.

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