A man has received serious facial injuries in a workplace accident involving a concrete cutter at Beresfield.
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The 52-year-old man was using the power tool to cut a pipe at an Ausgrid construction site about 11.30am Monday when the machine kicked back and hit him in the face.
The man suffered severe, but non-life threatening injuries to his mandible (jaw bone).
He was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken from the Weakleys Drive work site to the John Hunter Hospital by ambulance.
SafeWork and Maitland police both attended the site and have commenced investigations into the incident.
A SafeWork spokesperson said their investigation into the incident was ongoing.
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Sage Swinton
Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.
Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.
