ENVIRONMENT

Finger tip severed after underground drill steel drop

THE tip of a mine worker’s finger was severed after an incident involving suspended drill steels and a bolting rig at a New South Wales underground coal mine.

 The steels released and dropped, crushing the worker’s fifth finger.

The steels released and dropped, crushing the worker’s fifth finger.

Two workers were operating an air track drill rig installing 8m roof bolts. They had finished drilling a hole when the steels bogged. The hole was over drilled but the drill steels remained stuck....

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