Wind Turbine Tower Fails in Oregon - One Dead

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Someone screwed up and someone else got killed.  Very sad.  This kind of accident should never happen.  Photos included.

Man Killed When Wind Tower Collapses - KOMO-TV - Seattle, WA

"NEAR WASCO, Ore. - A giant wind turbine tower collapsed Saturday in Eastern Oregon, causing a worker to fall to his death and another man to be injured.

"Shull said the worker killed in the incident was at the top of a turbine tower when the support column holding the turbine buckled about halfway up and toppled over. Forbrick said the injured man was inside of the tower at the time while the third worker, who escaped injury, was at the base.

She said the turbine had been in operation for 500 hours and the workers were doing a routine inspection."