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Wind (onshore) incidents in the United States
Wind (onshore) incidents recorded in the United States, with what happened, the contributing factors and the lessons, each with its sources.
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- Wind turbine catches fire near Woodward, Oklahoma
- OSHA reported to be investigating a death at a wind farm in Mitchell County
- Fatality during equipment loading at Turtle Creek Wind Farm
- OSHA investigates worker death at Iowa wind farm
- Wind turbine fire at Harvest Wind II project in Michigan draws spectators, no injuries
- Wind turbine blade breaks and dangles at Michigan wind farm
- Wind turbine destroyed by fire, later demolished in Portland, Texas
- Wind turbine tower collapses at Steele Flats Wind Farm in Nebraska
- Worker fatally electrocuted atop turbine at Invenergy wind farm, Camp Springs, Texas
- Wind turbine fire at Beaver Creek Wind Farm in Iowa
- Wind turbine motor fire blamed for wildfire near Merkel, Texas
- Trench collapse at Skookumchuck wind project near Olympia kills rescuer, injures colleague
- Contractor rescued after medical emergency atop Indiana wind turbine
- Wind turbine fire reported at Ohio Northern University, turbine found down next morning
- Lightning strike destroys wind turbine at rural wind farm
- Rotor and blades fall from turbine at Rugby wind farm, North Dakota
- Wind turbine collapses at Happy Jack wind site near Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Wind turbine collapses at Butler Ridge Wind Farm in Wisconsin
- Wind turbine catches fire at Iberdrola wind farm in Emington, Illinois
- Nacelle fire and blade loss at Endeavor I wind farm, Osceola County, Iowa
- Wind turbine collapses at wind farm near Windthorst, Texas
- Vestas investigates fourth blade failure at Iowa wind farm since 2019
- Vestas blade fails at Timber Road IV wind farm in Ohio
- Wind turbine catches fire after lightning strike in the US
- Wind turbine collapses and catches fire at Colorado wind farm
- Arc flash fire destroys wind turbine nacelle at Maine university campus
- Wind turbine fire in Arlington, Oregon sparks 2,000-acre wildfire
- Wind turbine collapses at Chisholm View II wind farm in Oklahoma
- Two workers die in fall at Plum Creek Wind Farm, Winside, Nebraska
- Lightning strike suspected in wind turbine fire at La Casa Wind Farm, Texas
- Nacelle fire damages turbine at Waymart Wind Farm near Browndale, Pennsylvania
- Lawsuit alleges recurring wind turbine fires near Mechanicsville, Iowa
- Wind turbine catches fire near Warrensburg, Illinois, road closed
- Third turbine failure in three years at North Fork Ridge Wind Farm, Missouri
- Wind turbine collapses at High Prairie Renewable Energy Center in Missouri
- View Fire turbine blaze spreads to rangeland near Whitewater, California
- Nacelle fire at onshore wind site ignites rangeland wildfire
- Blade detaches from turbine at Future Generation Wind, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Wind turbine tower collapse and generator fire in Western Nebraska, cause under investigation
- Multiple onshore wind turbine collapses during Iowa tornado outbreak
- Onshore wind turbine tower collapse during high winds shortly after installation
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