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Dump truck blaze hospitalises BHP miner

ALL 793C dump trucks are being inspected at BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance's Saraji open cut co...

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The Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines said the 51-year-old worker received burns following an engine fire in the 793C rear dump truck about 8am on Tuesday.

“All the rear dump trucks of this type at the mine have been stood down while they are thoroughly checked,” the department said.

"BMA is assisting the family and providing support during this difficult time,” the company told Central Queensland News yesterday.

"As a precaution, all 793C trucks at Saraji mine have been stopped pending inspection. The remainder of the site is operating as normal."

The injured worker was initially airlifted to Mackay before he was move to Brisbane for more specialist care. An investigation is underway.

The coking coal mine shed 230 jobs in February.

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