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The man was hurt when he was struck across the head and neck by a hydraulic hose, Associated Press said.
The news wire said yesterday the injured man was in a stable condition at Liverpool Hospital.
The Tahmoor longwall is near Picton, New South Wales, 70km south-west of Sydney.
Oil injection and hose whip have long been recognised as two very real dangers facing longwall operators working in today's high-powered longwalls.