A TEENAGER has been flown to a Newcastle hospital after he reportedly suffered an eye injury while operating a nail gun.
Emergency services rushed to a property at Upper Dartbrook, north west of Scone in the Upper Hunter, about 9am on Monday after reports a teenage boy had been hurt.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was also tasked to the scene.
A spokesperson for the service said the boy had suffered a serious eye injury while operating a nail gun.
Ambulance paramedics and the chopper's on-board critical care team helped treat the patient at the scene before stabilising him for transport.
He was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.
A Westpac helicopter spokesperson reported he was in a stable condition at the time.
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