The Austrian subcontractor died on Monday after a rotor blade dropped onto his crane cabin at the site in Mannhagen, turbine supplier Vestas said.

The public prosecutor’s office will investigate whether the incident was a case of “negligent homicide” and is awaiting an expert analysis by vehicle and industrial inspection specialist DEKRA.

The investigation will check whether workers at the site were adequately prepared for the job and if all necessary safety measures had been taken, public prosecutor Ralf Lechte told Recharge today.

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