EE moved miner from X 8-9 to #8 inter. He stopped the miner to hook up rope to miner cable handler to drag miner slack to face of #8. When he bent down to get rope, felt miner up against him, causing cable handler to puncture his R. thigh. EE was not tramming the miner. Miner was checked & left-side IVS changed. Also, small roll in bottom observed in #8 hdg.