Man’s legs crushed by box full of steel at Alloway business

It was a shocking start to the working week in Bundaberg after a man was rushed to hospital on Monday morning with multiple injuries. This is what we know:

A man in his early 20s was rushed to hospital Monday morning after a box full of steel fell on his legs at an Alloway workplace.

The man was loading steel onto a rack when the rack gave way with a box of steel falling onto his legs and feet about 7.40am.

The box is understood to have weighed at least 100kg.

The man was initially treated for his injuries before being taken to hospital.

A Queensland Ambulance Services spokeswoman said the man’s legs and feet were fractured by the box, but he was conscious and alert.

He was taken to Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition.