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Miner loses finger in freak accident
Alex Junior Holmes, 23, a miner of Supenaam, Essequibo Coast, lost his left index finger after he jumped off of a truck that was transporting a group of men into the gold field. The incident occurred on the Barama trail around 14:00 hours, Tuesday, and came a few days after the tragic accident at 113Km in the Cuyuni District, which claimed the lives of four persons, including a woman.
Holmes, who was subsequently admitted a patient at the Suddie
Alex Junior Holmes
Public Hospital, said that he attempted to jump off of the truck at a Police Outpost called 70km with the intention of lodging his name with the police when the incident happened.
As a result, Holmes added, his wedding band came into contact with the racket of the truck and remained stuck.
Holmes said that he and a group of men were heading into the gold field where he had worked for a number of years now. But, prior to venturing into the back dam on Tuesday, Holmes said that he was scheduled to make an initial trip on Saturday.
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