Man, 20s, flown to hospital after horror farm accident near Kingaroy

A man has been flown to hospital after a horror workplace accident left him trapped in farm machinery for hours in the South Burnett region.

An injured man has been flown to hospital after a horror accident left him trapped by the hand in farm machinery for several hours.

The man, aged in his 20s, tried to call for help but was faced with poor phone coverage on a farm southwest of Kingaroy, a RACQ Lifeflight spokeswoman said.

He eventually managed to contact help through an emergency app on his phone.

The rescue helicopter was tasked to the scene just after 1.30pm on Friday.

Emergency crews worked together to free the man's hand, which had been seriously injured.

He was flown to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition under the care of the aeromedical team.

It comes after crew rushed to the scene of a helicopter crash on the Western Downs on Thursday.

Emergency services were called to the incident just after 9am, with reports a helicopter struck powerlines while mustering cattle on a property near Grosmont, 90km north of Miles.

Paramedics treated the pilot and sole occupant of the helicopter at the scene near Ryals and Perretts Roads.

The pilot reportedly managed to extricate himself from the wreckage.

He was then flown to Toowoomba Hospital in a serious but stable condition with chest injuries.

“He’s lucky to be alive,” RACQ LifeFlight Rescue pilot Hamish Felton-Taylor said.