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He was taken to Medicine Lodge and then transported to Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis in Wichita where he remains in critical condition.
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Kansas]
Two contract workers who were injured at the Woolnorth Wind Farm in Tasmania's north-west, remain in intensive care in the North-West Regional Hospital at Burnie today.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Wind industry accused of blowing off worker safety rule
December 19, 2011 by Myron Levin in FairWarning
December 19, 2011 by Myron Levin in FairWarning
Thousands of the giant wind machines violate a federal requirement to give technicians who work inside the towers enough maneuvering space to get up and down their ladders safely. The standard says the space near the ladder should be free of permanent obstructions that could cause serious head or back injuries if a climber slips or is moving fast.
If Eco2’s application is approved at a planning meeting on Tuesday, four 410ft turbines – amongst the tallest in Britain – will be built on farmland overlooking the village
GAG spokesman Bob Slater claims the incident in Scotland last month raises serious safety issues.
A 200ft high turbine bent in half in 50mph winds, leaving its blades on the ground.
Mr Slater also cites an example in Germany when a 10-metre fragment of rotor blade was sent spinning 200 metres through the air.
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]
A 70-year-old woman was injured on Monday after her car hit a semitrailer carrying a large wind turbine blade.
The woman was driving her car south on Highway 85 in Platteville at 4 p.m. when she collided with the turbine truck as it was turning.
A wind turbine tower crashed to the ground at a wind farm east of The Dalles, killing one worker and injuring another, Sherman County authorities said. Sheriff's Deputy Geremy Shull said the collapse occurred Saturday afternoon. He declined to release the names of the workers, but said the man who died was from Goldendale, Wash. The injured worker was in serious condition at a hospital in The Dalles, Shull said.
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Structural Failure|
Oregon]
The worker is an employee of Vestas, a wind turbine manufacturer. A spokesman with that company said the incident was under investigation and details would be provided when they became available.
Olavarria said the worker was outside the turbine in front of its nose when the explosion and fire occurred. It's not clear what caused the explosion or what burned, but the turbines do have lubricating oil inside, she said.
An employee was injured early Friday at the Vestas wind turbine plant south of Pueblo.
Pueblo police said a 29-year-old man suffered "crushing injuries" to one of his hands.
The worker was taken to hospital and the ministry sent in an inspector who "issued a stop work order to hold the scene pending further investigation," Lin said. ...First Solar Inc. is building two 20-megawatt solar farms in St. Clair Township, including the Moore Solar Farm north of Rokeby Line and west of Highway 40.
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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