The worker, 46, was taken for tests after the truck he was driving on a road within the mine ended in a precarious position on its side on a sloping pile of overburden in an incident shortly before 10am.

A BHP spokesperson described the incident as “minor” and involved a water carter.

The company confirmed NSW Ambulance attended the mine after an initial statement saying the service did not attend, the worker was not injured and “site paramedics have conducted standard checks”.

It later confirmed an ambulance came to the mine gate and took the worker to hospital for tests after NSW Ambulance said the service was contacted at 10.44am and responded. 

“It appeared to be a single-vehicle incident where the truck rolled. The patient was extracted from the truck. He received a minor injury to the head, a laceration, and has been taken to hospital,” a NSW Ambulance spokesperson said.

The Resources Regulator was advised of the incident.