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This looks ok to me, no sign of hitting a vein. It is usually clear to see when a chick hits a vein as the blood will be visible around the hole. They often wait up to 24 hours until zipping and during this time resorb the yolk. You can see the beak doing some kind of chewing motion. Patience...

Sometimes a chick is malpositioned and will hit a blood vessel when pipping. This leads to bleeding and the blood accumulates in the shell and can make hatching more difficult as the chick can get glued to the shell by the drying blood. Do you have all the eggs in the same incubator?

I can relate, watching them struggle just makes us want to help, but very often it is better to sit on our hands for at least 24 hours before we do. Did the chick hit a blood vessel when pipping?

Makes sense. But just the same, I would wait another day as you can do more harm than good if you help too early and the yolk has not yet been resorbed by the chick.

Is the egg still under the broody hen? If so, I would leave her alone and wait until tomorrow to see, if the chick has hatched on its own. And welcome to the BYC community! :frow