A worker has died at a wind farm construction site at Rokewood, west of Geelong in Victoria. Police say the man was crushed beneath a fan blade at a property on Bells Road.





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Man crushed to death by falling fan blade at Australian wind farm

Australian Workers’ Union raises concerns over working condition

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WorkSafe will investigate after a man was crushed beneath a fan blade at wind farm in Victoria’s west.

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Worker dies after being crushed at wind farm in Victoria’s west

Investigations have begun after a worker died in an incident at a wind farm construction project at Rokewood, west of Geelong in Victoria.

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Man fatally crushed on wind farm construction site in Victoria

A union says safety concerns at the site of a fatal turbine incident were raised with builders before a man was crushed by a fan blade.

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Concerns before man crushed to death

The fan blades on industrial wind turbines can weigh as much as 22 tonnes.

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Man crushed to death by fan blade at Australian wind farm

SYDNEY, Nov 11 — A man was crushed to death by a fan blade of a wind turbine being built at one of Australia’s largest wind farms, police said today. He had been working at the Golden Plains site about 130 kilometres west of Melbourne, a project which bills itself as Australia’s largest wind farm. Police said the man was working at the wind farm when he was “crushed beneath a fan blade”. The mammoth fan blades used on industrial wind turbines ca…

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Man reportedly crushed by wind turbine blade at farm in Victoria

The Australian Workers Union says it met with site management two weeks ago to air serious safety concerns.

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Union ‘extremely frustrated and angry’ after worker dies from wind turbine crush

There are fears a person has died following an industrial incident at a wind farm in Victoria's west.Emergency services responded to the incident in Rokewood about 8.15am.It's understood the incident involved a person injured by a wind turbine blade.READ MORE: Family's lucky escape after car and shop set alight in Melbourne﻿Aerial images of the scene show a large area cordoned off with police tape.﻿Rokewood is located about 133 kilometres west o…

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Fears for person involved in wind farm emergency

Authorities respond to an emergency at Golden Plains Wind Farm near Ballarat. Details are emerging as police and WorkSafe are involved.

Man fatally crushed on wind farm construction site in Victoria

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