January 10, 2020
Washington
Washington
1 killed in trench collapse at wind farm in Thurston County
By Q13 News Staff | January 9, 2020 | q13fox.com
By Q13 News Staff | January 9, 2020 | q13fox.com
One person was killed when a trench collapsed Thursday at a wind farm in Thurston County.
According to the sheriff’s office, two employees were working at the Skookumchuck Wind Energy Project when a trench collapsed on top of them. Crews rescued one person who was partially buried. The other person was completely covered and died.
Authorities said the trench was being built near a logging road. The project is slated to add wind turbines to the wind farm.
No further details have been released about the victims.
From kiro7.com
One dead, 1 injured after trench collapses in wind farm digging project:
URL to article: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2020/01/10/1-killed-in-trench-collapse-at-wind-farm-in-thurston-county/