Buladelah man flown to John Hunter after fall

BY JARROD MELMETH

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter is currently flying a 60-year-old male from Buladelah to the John Hunter Hospital after falling 3-metres from a ladder.

The man was using a power tool, when an electric shock knocked him off the ladder causing him to fall a couple of metres. The cord was caught up around his lower leg causing a severe laceration. 

He is reportedly in a stable condition.

Industrial accident at Bulahelah

BY IAN CROUCH and JESSICA ROUSE

Workcover will investigate an industrial accident at Buladelah yesterday where a man sustained a serious leg injury.

A 59-year-old man was working at a sawmill when the machinery fell on him.

The Hunter's Westpac Rescue Helicopter flew a medical team to the site where the man's condition was stabilised.

He was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital and is reported to still be in a stable condition.