Wind turbine worker airlifted after accident

Published 10:43 am Friday, August 8, 2014

A wind turbine worker was airlifted to Mayo Clinic in Rochester after the crane he operated fell over early Friday.

Mower County Sheriff Terese Amazi said the accident took place about 7:15 a.m. near County Road 8 and 180th Street, about six miles south of Grand Meadow.

There were few details available about the accident as of 9 a.m. Friday, but Amazi said the worker was driving the crane to repair a wind turbine when the crane fell over. The crain’s cab was crushed during the accident, but the worker was not trapped.

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It was unclear what injuries the worker sustained or what prompted the accident, according to Amazi.