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This is about workplace accidents.

This happened on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 6:15 am.

The blast furnace at Whyalla Steelworks has not been working since April.

Here is a short summary:

Three workers at Whyalla Steelworks were hurt on Thursday.

Two workers got minor burns, and another worker was taken to the hospital with a leg injury.

What happens next?

Inspectors from SafeWork SA came to the scene, and they are still looking into what happened.

Three workers were hurt when they tried to restart the blast furnace at Whyalla Steelworks.

The accident happened on Thursday, and SafeWork SA is investigating.

The workers were trying to get the blast furnace working again after it had been offline for months.

A man was taken to the hospital with a leg injury.

He was flown to Adelaide on Monday for more treatment.

Two other workers got minor burns and were treated at the scene.

SafeWork SA said they know about the incident.

They said, 'We were told about an incident at Whyalla steelworks on Thursday.'

The blast furnace is very important for making steel and was built in the 1960s.

KordaMentha said work was only stopped for a short time.

The Whyalla steelworks has been in administration since 2025.

The blast furnace is crucial for steel production but has been offline since April.

It was built in the 1960s and has not been upgraded much since 2004.

Premier Peter Malinauskas said they started trying to restart the blast furnace a few days ago.

He said it will take some time to see if they can get the furnace working again.

He said, 'It could take days or weeks, we can't predict.'

He also said, 'We know there's no guarantee it will work.'

The premier said the future of the blast furnace is not clear.

There are concerns about job losses because of the blast furnace's uncertain future.

The premier said many jobs depend on the blast furnace, but it will be closed soon.

He said, 'Even if we get the blast furnace working, it will be closed in the near future.'

The government and KordaMentha are trying to find a buyer for the steelworks.

In May, they said M Resources and Jindal Steel were the final bidders.

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