Teen worker at coal mine near Coppabella in central QLD injured by falling tyre
A teenage worker’s leg has been crushed by a tyre that fell onto him at a Queensland coal mine.
The young man, whose exact age is yet to be established, was working at the Moorvale open-cut coal mine near Coppabella in central Queensland on Monday when he was injured by the falling tyre about 1pm.
Paramedics tended to what they have described as “significant lower leg injuries”.
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A rescue helicopter took the man to Mackay Hospital.
Resources Safety and Health Queensland is aware of the incident and has sent an inspector to the scene to investigate.
The safety watchdog has also directed mine operators to isolate the incident site.
Mining company Peabody Energy said the man was changing a tyre when he was injured.
“We have notified Resources Safety and Health Queensland and will be assisting with their investigation,” a spokesperson for the company said.
