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Factory incident, Woman’s leg seriously injured in Hastings, Victoria

A woman has been airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a factory incident.

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A woman has been seriously injured following a factory incident.

An Air ambulance was called to the BlueScope site in Hastings, Victoria after the incident was reported to paramedics at 10.20am on Friday.

A Country Fire Authority spokesperson did not provide any other details.

BlueScope is one of the biggest manufacturers and suppliers of steel products in Australia.

WorkSafe is investigating the incident.

A woman in her 50s has been airlifted to hospital after suffering serious leg injuries in a workplace incident at a factory in Hastings, Victoria. picture: 9 News
A woman in her 50s has been airlifted to hospital after suffering serious leg injuries in a workplace incident at a factory in Hastings, Victoria. picture: 9 News

Hastings is a town sitting on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula, 58km southeast of Melbourne CBD.

It is home to the ExxonMobil and BlueScope manufacturing plants, and large oil tankers frequently dock near Long Island in Western Port.

Originally published as Factory incident, Woman’s leg seriously injured in Hastings, Victoria

Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/factory-incident-womans-leg-seriously-injured-in-hastings-victoria/news-story/c02631ec734c5bd6c20717ca6dc0a067