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January 28, 2026 NV · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller MACHINERY
Southwest Critical Materials LLC · Struck by falling object

Drill helper removed stuffing box, tube lowered to safety block, pulled overshot off tube, stepped back. The driller ran rods up to release tube from rods. Once the driller ran the rod string up, a piece of slipped core (or core stuck in bit/shoe) fell out of the rod string as rods moved forward, striking the helper in the shin.

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