Remove a barrel from a shaft at the shop under the miner struck the shaft with a sledge hammer. This caused a shard to break off & penetrate EE's skin on left leg right at the knee & traveled up resulting in contusion & Laceration to the soft tissue, this required 1-2 stitches & the doctor because of the non threatening position of the shard decided to not remove.
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October 22, 2019
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
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Atlas Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object
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