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Miner lost mental focus and smashed his thumb with a spike (track) maul while spiking rail. Injury consisted of a fractured and contused thumb for which the miner was prescribed pain medication.
Miner was using a scaling bar to work an oversized rock through a chute. The rock moved in such a way as to pinch the miner's hand between the scaling bar and the back of the drift, resulting in a laceration. The miner received 5 sutures to close the laceration on the back of his hand. The miner returned to work the same day with no restrictions.