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As the employee was taking the cutter chain apart it rolled back and smashed his finger against the cutter arm of the miner causing a laceration to his ring finger.
Employee was changing the sump jack on the Highwall Miner, all valves were shut off and pressure was thought to be relieved. As he was removing the last bolt on the head of the sump jack, oil unexpectedly sprayed out of the jack and into his eyes. He was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident. He was prescribed medication for treatment to his eyes.