Two Workers Seriously Burnt at Copper Mine

They were rushed to hospital with significant injuries, one man in a serious condition and the other stable.
Two Workers Seriously Burnt at Copper Mine
Ambulances arrive at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 28, 2021. Jenny Evans/Getty Images
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Two men have suffered serious burns at a copper mine in Queensland’s northwest.

The contract workers were dismantling scaffolding at the Mount Isa Mines copper smelter on Thursday afternoon (April 25) when steam blasted from a pressure relief valve next to where they were standing.