The Department of Labour has inspected a Bay of
Plenty sawmill following a machinery accident which left a young man
with serious crush injuries.
A 20-year-old was in Rotorua Hospital
with serious injuries following the incident at the Red Stag Timber
mill on Rotorua's outskirts about 8am on Thursday.
An Ambulance
Northern Communications spokeswoman said the man had sustained
"crushing" injuries but could not say to which part of his body.
Red
Stag Timber's general manager Tim Rigter told NZ Newswire the injured
worker was a contractor, but would not provide any further details on
the incident until investigations were complete.
"It's only just happened," he said.
Staff were upset by what had occurred.
"They're all affected, obviously. It's something you don't want to experience."
The
company, which has 250 employees, had sent staff to Rotorua Hospital,
where they were waiting to get an update on the man's condition.
Department
of Labour inspectors had visited the mill and released the site back to
the company, which was also carrying out its own investigation.
NZN