Thumb surgery needed after picket driver incident

A QUEENSLAND coal mine worker incurred serious injuries to his left thumb when a star picket driver slid off the top of the star picket as he was driving the picket in.

Thumb surgery needed after picket driver incident

The miner's thumb was squashed between the driver and the top of the star picket.

27 October 2020
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His thumb was squashed between the driver and the top of the star picket resulting in fractures and a laceration that required remedial surgery.

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