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Extensive leg injury! This coal miner was injured in a mine accident when a heavy coal trolley overturned and 30 ton of weight fell over his leg. He was rushed to hospital for further management. Upon presentation, there was a severe lower limb injury with a coarsely sutured wound present over the upper 3/4 of the leg. Patient was admitted under orthopaedics and plastic surgery. The patient was taken to theatre immediately and assessed. There was severe crushing of the soft tissues, circumferential degloving of the leg and a complete loss of muscles of the anterolateral compartment of the leg.