Safety Flash
Fatal wind farm accident
Fatal wind farm accident
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 03/13
- Crane and RiggingDropped ObjectsLifting Operations
- Dropped objects
- Lifting operations
- Crane
- Onshore wind
- Onshore facility
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Summary
This safety flash reports the death of a crane operator during turbine installation at an onshore wind farm in Europe. A turbine blade fell onto the crane cab. The manufacturer stated that further updates would follow completion of the root cause analysis.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Onshore wind; onshore wind energy.
Classifications: Onshore facility; onshore plant.
Summary
A fatal wind farm incident has been brought to the attention of IMCA.
IMCA SF 03/13. Themes: crane and rigging, dropped objects, lifting operations.