Worker injures himself while tightening a mining truck’s wheel in Sakha, Russia

On May 9, 2026, in Sakha, Yakutia, Russia, @EvgenyEvgenevich shared a video of a workplace mishap involving Eugene Wonder, 28 years old, while working on the massive wheel of a mining dump truck. In the video, he handles and assembles parts of a giant lug wrench and a manual torque multiplier used to loosen or tighten the truck’s large wheel nuts. As he steps onto the long lever to apply force, his footing suddenly slips, causing the handle to strike him between the legs. He struggles to walk afterward, returns to his truck, and shows the injury he sustained. According to the author, he has since recovered and is doing fine.