Highwall miner was turning, something in the back right track popped and a piece of shrap flew approx 40ft striking EE in the right jaw below the mouth. there was an approx 3cm laceration with a small piece of shrap metal embedded that had to be removed at Pikeville PMC.
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Showing all 3The employee was using a hand held drill with an auger bit to remove debris from a connector pin hole on a highwall mining beam. The drill bit caught causing the drill to spin around and hit EE's right hand.
Employee was setting up a car breaker when hand slipped off of breaker handle causing a sprain/strain to left hand. Employee continued to work until 11/12/2019 when employee went to doctor to have hand checked. Employee was removed from work by doctor on 11/12/2019.