Three workers die after carbon monoxide fills wind turbine foundation pit at Chinese wind farm site
EIR-1137Provisional entry. Confirmed: three workers died in June 2025 at a wind farm construction site in China after carbon monoxide built up in a turbine foundation pit and two colleagues died attempting a rescue. Not yet known: the site, the companies involved, the exact date and the full investigation findings. Next update: 21 September 2026.
Reporting on an investigation report says that at a wind farm construction site in China in June 2025 a worker entered a wind turbine foundation pit where carbon monoxide had accumulated and suffocated. Two colleagues then made separate attempts to rescue him and also died, bringing the death toll to three. The available report does not give the site name, the operator or owner, the exact location or the precise date, and the full findings of the investigation are not available in the source seen by the register.
Carbon monoxide accumulation inside a confined turbine foundation pit. The source indicates two colleagues entered the pit in rescue attempts and were also overcome; whether the atmosphere had been tested or breathing apparatus was available is not reported.
- Confined spaces such as turbine foundation pits should be tested for hazardous gases and ventilated before entry, with continuous monitoring while occupied.
- Rescue from a confined space suspected of containing toxic gas should only be attempted by trained responders with self-contained breathing apparatus, as unprotected rescuers can quickly become casualties themselves.
- Where generators, engines or curing processes are used near confined excavations, gas monitoring and permit-to-work controls should be specified in advance.
Published 2026-09-21. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.