Update 8.30am:
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Reports are a coal truck driver, believed to be aged in his 40s, dumped a load of coal into the schute and exited the truck.
The truck reportedly then started to roll forward, the driver has attempted to get into the cab to prevent it from rolling further, and was pinned between the front of the truck and the truck wash.
The bogie wheels on the back of the trailer have also gone over his left lower leg.
NSW Ambulance Illawarra district Inspector Terry Morrow told the Mercury that this had partially amputated his leg.
"He had a massive arterial bleed in that leg that we had to put an arterial torniquet on to control the haemorrhage," Insp Morrow said.
Insp Morrow said intensive care paramedics had sedated the man while they addressed the leg and removed the man from underneath the truck.
Police and fire brigade assisted with the extrication of the patient.
The man was being airlifted to St George Hospital for further surgery.
The Mercury understands that, due to a series of lockouts and strike action, employee Occupational Health and Safety representatives have not been on-site at the terminal since January.
A PKCT spokeswoman said it has had "health and safety representation throughout the industrial action and will continue to do so".
It is unclear whether the area where the accident occurred has been subject to the usual safety and maintenance levels during that time.
Update 7.45am:
The man has been extricated by emergency services, and is being transported to hospital.
Earlier:
A man has reportedly had part of his leg amputated during an accident at Port Kembla Coal Terminal on Thursday morning.
The incident, believed to have involved a truck, occurred just before 6.30am.
Early reports indicate the man had his lower leg amputated below the knee as a result of the incident.
According to police, the man is still trapped, but is conscious and breathing.
Emergency services are attending the scene.
An ambulance helicopter is also en route.
More details to come.