Vehicle rollover injures three workers at White Rock Wind Farm near Glen Innes, NSW
EIR-0845Provisional entry. Published from first reports. This entry is rechecked automatically and updated when more sources appear. Next update: 17 September 2026.
A single-vehicle rollover occurred at White Rock Wind Farm near Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, during construction works. A utility vehicle carrying three workers rolled about 30 metres down an embankment. Two workers were taken to hospital and a third, a 22-year-old man, was flown to Tamworth Base Hospital with spinal injuries and internal bleeding. The trade union CFMEU criticised Goldwind Australia, saying it had repeatedly warned site management about the absence of hard barriers along service roads at embankments before the incident, and that safety standards at the wind farm had been inadequate. The article reports this was the second incident in two months requiring a rescue helicopter to attend the site, after a man suffered a compound fractured ankle in April 2017. Goldwind Australia had been contacted for comment and had not responded at the time of publication.
Not formally determined. The trade union CFMEU stated that hard barriers had not been installed along service roads near embankments despite repeated warnings to site management about this risk. No regulatory finding is reported in the source.
- Install physical barriers or edge protection along elevated and embankment sections of construction access roads before they carry regular vehicle traffic.
- Treat safety concerns raised repeatedly by workers or their representatives as actionable risk indicators rather than deferring remedial works.
- Review site vehicle movement rules and road conditions after any earlier injury event, however minor, to prevent escalation to more serious harm.
Published 2026-09-15. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.