Man chops finger with machinery at Boyne Island home
A man was taken to hospital after chopping a finger with machinery in Central Queensland.
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A man was taken to hospital after chopping a finger with machinery in the Gladstone region.
Paramedics were called to the incident at a private residence at Boyne Island about 9.50am on Sunday, June 29.
Initial reports suggested the man had chopped the top of a finger off.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said a man in his 70s suffered a finger injury while using machinery and he was taken to Gladstone Hospital in a stable condition.
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