Technician dies after fall from wind turbine in Wyoming

2025Published 28 Sept 2026

MajorMechanicalProvisionalNext update 28 SeptNorth America

What happened

A technician is reported to have died after a fall from a wind turbine while working at a wind farm in Wyoming, United States. The site, operator and cause were not reported in the available account.

Lessons learned

Work at height on turbines needs fall protection that is checked before use.
Rescue arrangements for remote turbine sites should be planned before work starts.
Until the cause is known, treat this as a reminder to review access and work-at-height controls, not as a finding on this site.

Source

Recharge (rechargenews.com)

Published 2026-09-28. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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