Injured worker airlifted from 420MW Australian wind project

Vestas blades being unloaded in Melbourne en route to the Macarthur wind farm

Emergency crews have rescued a man injured while working at Australia’s Macarthur project – the second accident since April at the site of the country’s largest wind farm development.

A spokesperson for co-developer AGL Energy says the man was struck by a falling object on his hardhat and shoulder while working on a turbine tower at the 420MW project, which is being built by Vestas and Leighton Contractors in the state of Victoria.

The injured worker is in a stable condition and was airlifted to hospital in Melbourne.

“[Safety body] WorkSafe Victoria has been onsite today conducting a full investigation with assistance from AGL’s contractors, Vestas Leighton Contractors,” the spokesperson adds.

Vestas said in April that a worker was…

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