Excavator operator airlifted with broken leg

June 27, 2024

The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew airlifted a man to hospital today after he suffered a serious leg injury while operating an excavator.

A man, aged in his 80s, was working on the machine in the Fraser Coast region when a tree branch fell and injured his leg.

He was treated by the RACQ LifeFlight rescue aeromedical crew and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedic, before being flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

Share the post:

Similar news & articles

LifeFlight airlifts elderly man after island crash

September 11, 2025

The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew airlifted a man to hospital yesterday after a motor vehicle crash on North Stradbroke Island....

Woman airlifted by LifeFlight after cow incident

September 10, 2025

The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew yesterday airlifted a woman to hospital after she was struck by a cow west of Maleny....

LifeFlight airlifts chopper pilot after mustering incident

September 6, 2025

The Mt Isa-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a man to hospital after a helicopter crash in North West Queensland....

LifeFlight locate missing jet skier in complex mission

September 5, 2025

The LifeFlight Bundaberg-based aeromedical crew last night located a missing jet skier who was stranded after an incident involving two broken down jet...

LifeFlight airlifts woman after bus incident on K’gari

September 4, 2025

The LifeFlight Bundaberg-based aeromedical crew airlifted a woman from K'gari yesterday after a tour bus incident....

LifeFlight airlifts injured man after motorcycle crash

September 3, 2025

The LifeFlight Mount Isa-based aeromedical crew yesterday airlifted a man to hospital after a motorcycle crash 70 kilometres north of Julia Creek....