Two killed while working on wind turbine, Wayne County Sheriff

The release said south of Winside, Nebraska, a wind turbine maintenance crew experienced an equipment failure, which resulted in two men falling from a turbine. Officials said, Eddy Noreiga,...

2 fatalities were reported after accident at a NE wind turbine

On Saturday, Feb. 22, The Wayne Sheriff''s Office received a report for two work-related fatalities, located south of Winside, NE. According to the Wayne County Sheriff''s Office''s Facebook

Two men die in fall from Northeast Nebraska wind turbine

— Two men are dead after falling from a wind turbine in northeast Nebraska. Wayne County Sheriff Jason Dwinell says deputies responded to the accident on Saturday south of Winside.

Wind Turbine Accidents: Recent Incidents and Safety Concerns

Recent news reports document everything from fatal accidents to environmental contamination, raising questions about safety protocols and industry oversight. The summer of 2024

Devastating Vestas Turbine Failures Paralyze 400MW Missouri Wind

Missouri''s High Prairie wind farm paralyzed after three catastrophic Vestas turbine collapses in 2024. The 400MW facility''s complete shutdown threatens industry confidence. Blade

Sheriff''s Office Responds To Wind Turbine Work-Related Fatalities

According to a Sunday release from the Wayne County Sheriff''s Office, deputies responded to a pair of work-related fatalities on Saturday, February 22 south of Winside. A wind

Workers fall to death from 500-ft NE wind turbine, cops say | Kansas

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. “The accident remains under investigation,” authorities said. Both men were Las Vegas residents, according to The Wayne Herald.

Coroner''s inquest rules N.B. wind farm death an accident, provides

A jury has ruled that the death of a man killed at a New Brunswick worksite in 2024 was an accident, and has made a series of recommendations to prevent similar deaths.

Wind turbine blade crashes into traffic on busy Northeast interstate

One person is reported injured after a wind turbine blade broke loose from a truck and crashed into traffic on Interstate 70 in Maryland. It happened early Monday morning in Washington

Summary of Wind Turbine Accident data to 31 March 2025

149 were wind industry and direct support workers (divers, construction, maintenance, engineers, etc), or small turbine owner/operators. 100 were public fatalities, including workers not directly dependent