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Man burned while working on wind turbine near Dexter
December 17, 2008 by Tim Ruzek in Post-Bulletin
December 17, 2008 by Tim Ruzek in Post-Bulletin
A 33-year-old man is recovering from a severe electric burn he sustained Tuesday afternoon while working on a wind turbine north of Dexter ...Officials believe the turbine was electrically charged when Chlan was working on it, giving the worker an electrical burn on his left arm, Amazi said.
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A wind farm worker is okay following a crane accident Sunday morning.
A Winnebago County Sheriff's report confirms Billy Cody was trapped in a crane at the construction site located between Forest City and Thompson.
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Fatal accident points out transport challenge
September 25, 2008 by Jacqui DuBois in Tri-county News
September 25, 2008 by Jacqui DuBois in Tri-county News
A broadside accident occurred Wednesday in St. Cloud between an oversized-load truck carrying wind turbine parts and a minivan, resulting in one death. Millard and Shirlee Nelson of South Haven were heading north at the intersection of Highway 15 and Second Street about to turn left. ...The number-one thing MnDOT can do in wind turbine transportation is ensure the public's safety on the roads, Coulianos said.
Coulianos also said for the three and a half years he's worked for MnDOT, this is the first fatality he's known involving transportation of wind turbines.
"This is what we plan not to happen," Coulianos said. "This is very serious to us."
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