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Mexico wind farm draws protests, injuring 22 people, AFP Says
March 26, 2013 by Stephan Nielsen in Bloomberg News
March 26, 2013 by Stephan Nielsen in Bloomberg News
Twenty-two people were injured yesterday following protests over the construction of a wind farm owned by Spain's Gas Natural Fenosa in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca, Agence France-Presse reported, citing local prosecutor Manuel de Jesus Lopez.
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Mexico]
Altamont Pass: Pilot hospitalized after fan-powered parasail strikes power line
March 3, 2013 by Daniel M. Jimenez in Bay Area News Group
March 3, 2013 by Daniel M. Jimenez in Bay Area News Group
The pilot of a fan-powered parasail was not electrocuted but fell about 50 feet to the ground when his ultralight aircraft ran into a power line near a major PG&E substation ...The hills in the area are dotted with dozens of wind turbines, which feed the substation
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California]
Investigators are still searching for answers to an accident which left one man crushed to death under a wind turbine.
Engineer Per Terp, 42, from Norresundby, Denmark, died when he was trapped between a crane and part of a wind turbine at Harwich Port.
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UK]
53-year-old man hurt in 20-foot fall in Hanover
December 14, 2012 by Lane Lambert in The Patriot Ledger
December 14, 2012 by Lane Lambert in The Patriot Ledger
The accident occurred at about 9 a.m. Friday. Initial reports said he fell 40 feet, but Blanchard said he actually fell from 60 feet inside the turbine tower onto a platform 40 feet off the turbine floor.
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Massachusetts]
Falling blade kills worker during Vestas installation in Germany
December 4, 2012 by Andrew Lee in Recharge News
December 4, 2012 by Andrew Lee in Recharge News
A crane operator was killed while installing Vestas turbines at a site in Germany, the Danish wind equipment company says.
The accident happened yesterday morning when a blade dropped onto the crane cabin during installation by the subcontractor.
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Germany]
Seamen hurt after collison with turbine; Lifeboats to rescue
November 23, 2012 by Dick Durham in Yachting Monthly
November 23, 2012 by Dick Durham in Yachting Monthly
All five crew sustained injuries and a doctor was transferred to the vessel by lifeboat. The Island Panther made its way back to Wells where East of England Ambulance Service received the injured crew.
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UK]
Wind turbine worker injured near Wellersburg
November 21, 2012 by Alyssa Choiniere in Daily American
November 21, 2012 by Alyssa Choiniere in Daily American
A wind turbine contractor was injured at the Twin Ridges Wind Farm in Wellersburg Tuesday afternoon when a large piece of steel fell on him.
The Wellersburg fire department and Meyersdale EMS were dispatched at 3:30 p.m., according to Somerset County Control.
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Pennsylvania]
An unidentified construction worker suffered unspecified injuries Tuesday afternoon when he fell into a manhole while working on the windmill lead line project in the area of Green and Grant streets.
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West Virginia]
State lawmakers pass meteorological tower safety bill
August 10, 2012 by Paul Burgarino in Contra Costa Times
August 10, 2012 by Paul Burgarino in Contra Costa Times
Legislation setting stricter standards for marking meteorological towers after a fatal plane crash on a Delta island last year awaits Gov. Jerry Brown's signature.
The bill, approved by the state Assembly on Thursday, requires that all such towers 50 feet and taller be clearly marked.
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California]
A Portland man is lucky to be alive after being hit by a falling three-kilogram piece of tubing at a Macarthur wind farm.
The man, 24, was working on a tower at a height of about 50 metres when he was hit on the head and shoulder by the plastic tubing, which had fallen about 20 metres.
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Australia / New Zealand]
The man, 25, was working at a height of about 40 to 50 metres inside the turbine when he was hit by a 3kg object.
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Australia / New Zealand]
A man was seriously injured after the stream roller he was operating went over an embankment and rolled over, trapping him inside. ...Officials said they were unable to fly him to the hospital because of the weather. He was taken by ambulance instead.
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New Hampshire]
Non-life-threatening injuries in steamroller accident
May 24, 2012 by Paula Tracy in New Hampshire Union Leader
May 24, 2012 by Paula Tracy in New Hampshire Union Leader
A worker at the Groton Wind Farm construction site was injured by a steamroller Friday.
State and local officials were on the scene at the end of Groton Hollow Road and had asked for a jaws of life.
It was not clear whether OSHA had been called.
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New Hampshire]
A man working inside a wind turbine in Nolan County when it was struck by lightning Monday was listed in stable condition at a Sweetwater hospital, according to fire officials.
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Texas]
German news agency dapd reported the diver's death was the third deadly incident at German offshore wind farms in two years.
Germany is seeking to multiply wind power generation with new offshore platforms in the North and Baltic Seas, but their construction and operation is logistically challenging.
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Germany]
At Stirling Sheriff Court, manufacturer Nordex UK admitted a number of health and safety breaches on the site.
The Manchester-based firm admitted that between 1 November 2006 and 22 May 2007 it failed to ensure the health and safety of employees at the wind farm.
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UK]
Building offshore wind parks can be a deadly occupation. Three construction workers have already drowned whilst working on German projects in the North and Baltic Seas. 80 serious accidents have been registered, it was reported Sunday.
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Germany]
Vestas says worker injured at Australia's Macarthur wind farm
April 2, 2012 by Ben Backwell in Recharge News
April 2, 2012 by Ben Backwell in Recharge News
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas says a worker was injured at the site of the 420MW Macarthur Wind Farm in Australia earlier today.
"Our focus at this stage is to ensure that the injured worker receives swift and appropriate medical attention, which is already underway," says Vestas.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Federal lawsuit filed in Winnebago County wind turbine accident
January 12, 2012 by Mary Pieper in Globe Gazette
January 12, 2012 by Mary Pieper in Globe Gazette
The defendants designed, tested, marketed and distributed the safety equipment he used while employed by Clipper Windpower Inc., as a repair worker, according to the lawsuit.
Clipper Windpower was not named as a defendant in the suit.
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Iowa]
"After a thorough investigation into training and safety practices and operating procedures used at the time of the accident and currently, the department concluded that no violations of employee training or safety standards were present."
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Indiana]