Teen worker is injured at Queensland mine after tyre falls on his leg

A teenage worker has been left injured after a tyre crushed his leg at a mine in central Queensland.

The young man was injured by the falling tyre at the Moorvale Mine, at the Peak Downs Highway, in Coppabella, around 11.30am on Monday.

The man is understood to have suffered serious lower leg injuries and a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the man was in a stable condition. 

A BMA CQ Rescue helicopter was deployed to the scene and will transport the worker to a hospital. 

Resources Safety and Health Queensland has launched an investigation after officials arrived at the scene. 

‘We understand a worker’s limb was crushed during activities at the tyre bay,’ a spokeswoman said.

‘An RSHQ coal inspector is travelling to the scene and has issued a directive to isolate the incident site.’

The worker is understood to be aged in his teens.  

The man, who is understood to have suffered serious lower leg injuries, was treated at the scene by paramedics, and he is being airlifted to hospital (stock image)

More to come.