Rokewood windfarm death: man crushed by turbine blade at Victorian worksite
by Adeshola Ore from World news | The Guardian on (#6S49V)
Company says subcontractor was killed as blade was being prepared for installation, with WorkSafe to investigate
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A man has died after being crushed beneath a turbine blade while working at a regional Victorian windfarm, with a union claiming safety concerns at the site were raised at a meeting two weeks ago.
Victoria police said the man was working at Golden Plains windfarm on Bells Road in Rokewood, about 133km west of Melbourne and 69km north-west of Geelong.
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