To remove or extract s.t. (by digging it out with an instrument, as coconut out of a shell, thorn out of skin, s.t. small dropped into a crack); to pry s.t. up or off (as a lid of a can).
I will take a turn at digging out that thorn in your foot.
They are removing coconut (from the shells).
If you cannot open the lid of that can pry it off with a spoon.