Teenage worker injured in Queensland mine after tyre falls on his leg
- Teenage worker injured in Queensland mine
- Tyre fell and shattered his leg
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A teenage worker was injured after a tyre crushed his leg at a mine in central Queensland.
The young worker was injured by a falling tyre at the Moorvale mine, on the Peak Downs Highway in Coppabella, at 11.32am on Monday.
The teenager is said to have suffered serious injuries to his lower leg and pain in his ribs.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia he was treated at the scene by paramedics.
A BMA CQ rescue helicopter was sent to the scene of the accident and the man was taken to Mackay Hospital.
Resources Safety and Health Queensland launched an investigation after officers arrived at the scene.
“We understand that a worker’s leg was shattered while working in the tire warehouse,” a spokeswoman said.
‘A coal inspector from RSHQ travels to the scene of the incident and has ordered the incident site to be isolated.’
A teenage worker was injured after a tyre crushed his leg at a mine in central Queensland (stock photo)
The man, who is believed to have suffered serious injuries to his lower leg, was treated on site by paramedics and is being taken to hospital by helicopter (stock photo)
There’s more to come.
