Man dies after wind turbine blade falls in an Akita park

Wind turbine breaks in Japan, man found dead nearby

AKITA (Kyodo) -- A blade of a wind turbine on the coast of Akita, northeastern Japan, has broken off, and a man found collapsed nearby was confirmed d

Wind turbine breaks in Akita; man found dead nearby

A blade of a wind turbine on the coast of Akita, northeastern Japan, has broken off, and a man found collapsed nearby was confirmed dead Friday, local authorities…

Man dies after wind turbine blade falls in an Akita park

According to the police, the victim was discovered roughly 1 meter away from the fallen blade.

Man Found Near Broken, Fallen Wind Turbine Propeller in Akita Dies

AKITA ー A man was found unconscious near a wind turbine propeller, which had apparently broken off and fallen, and taken to hospital where he was confirmed dead in Akita on Friday morning, police said.

Akita man dies after broken blade falls from wind turbine

An elderly man died on May 2 after being found collapsed on the ground near a broken blade from a wind turbine here, police said. Akita prefectural police are investigating whether the fallen blade caused the death of Takashi Shishido, 81, who lived in Akita city. The fire department was notified about Shishido’s condition at the Araya seaside park in Akita city’s Araya district at around 10:20 a.m. He was taken to a hospital with a head injury …

At around 10:15 a.m. on the 2nd, a call was made to 119 reporting that a wind turbine propeller had fallen near Araya Seaside Park in Araya Town, Akita City. According to the Akita Prefectural Police and the city fire department, an elderly man had collapsed near the propeller and was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state, but was later confirmed dead.