July 7, 2005
MT · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
An expierenced miner was drilling a lock out of a pickup when a flake of metal became imbedded in his left eye. The employee was wearing his safety glasses at the time. The employee flushed his eye and the metal was flushed out. He did, however, leave an hour early to have an eye doctor look to make sure there was no major damage. The employee returned to work the next day.