EE WAS SUPERVISING A LONGWALL CREW AT THE TIME THE SHEARER WAS HOLING OUT AT THE TAILGATE. WHEN THE SHEARER GOT ONTO SHIELD TIPS, EE TRIED TO COVER HIS FACE WITH HIS HAND. HIS HAND WAS RAISED BETWEEN SHIELDS AND WHEN THE SHEARER HIT THE SHIELD TIPS AGAIN, THE SHIELDS MASHED TOGETHER, PINCHING HIS HAND. LOST TIME INJURY.