diff --git a/code/game/mecha/equipment/tools/mining_tools.dm b/code/game/mecha/equipment/tools/mining_tools.dm
index ad8dbb9188d..3ac2e54f7ed 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/equipment/tools/mining_tools.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/equipment/tools/mining_tools.dm
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@
 	target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[chassis] drills [target] with [src].</span>", \
 						"<span class='userdanger'>[chassis] drills [target] with [src].</span>")
 	add_logs(user, target, "attacked", "[name]", "(INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)]) (DAMTYPE: [uppertext(damtype)])")
-	if(ishuman(target))
-		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
-		H.apply_damage(drill_damage, BRUTE, "chest")
-	else if(target.stat == DEAD && target.butcher_results)
-		target.harvest(chassis) // Butcher the mob with our drill.
+	if(target.stat == DEAD)
+		if(target.butcher_results)
+			target.harvest(chassis)//Butcher the mob with our drill.
+		else
+			target.gib()
 	else
 		target.take_bodypart_damage(drill_damage)