A worker has been injured in an accident at the Pike River mine site this morning.
The man in his 30s suffered moderate injuries when an outbuilding collapsed just before 9am.
Colleagues managed to free the man from the debris before firefighters from Ikamatua arrived, Fire Service southern communications shift manager Andrew Norris said.
The man was transported to Grey Base Hospital by ambulance after the Greymouth-based rescue helicopter could not land because of the weather conditions.
WorkSafe NZ is investigating.
