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Carleton College V82, Northfield, Minnesota
Wind—the Breath of Lifeor
the Kiss of Death
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Analysis of Wind Energy FatalitiesBy
Paul Gipe
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Dedicated to Allthe Men & Women
Who Work with Wind EnergyEverywhere
Paul Gipe, wind-works.orgTehachapi, California
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Adapted fromWind Energy for the Rest of Us
(2016), Chapter 17, Safety
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Wieringemeer, Noord Holland
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Why Wind?
“A Gift from the Heavens”--Franz Alt, Theologian, Dedication of
Dardesheim
“Me, I Work with the Mistral, the Breath of the Good Lord”
--Alphonse Daudet, Lettres de mon Moulin
Paul Gipe, wind-works.org Dardesheim, Germany
Druiberg--Brocken
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Why Wind?
To Protect Life—Not Take it
Wind -- “Relatively” Benign
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Manawatu Gorge, NZ
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We obey the law to stay in business,but we obey the laws of physics to
stay alive.
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--Anonymous Windsmith
Ferndale, Ontario
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Deaths Database1980-2020 = 40 years!Began with a Colleague’s Death
Paul Gipe, wind-works.org Hohe Westerwald, Germany
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Terry Mehrkam
• Killed 1981• He Wasn’t the
First!
Paul Gipe, wind-works.org 1978, Hamburg, Pennsylvania
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Deaths Database: Limitations• Deaths Only—Not Injuries• English Search Only• Dependent Upon Tips
What Comes “Over the Transom”
• No Longer ActiveLooking to Hand This Over
• Effectively “Ad Hoc”
Paul Gipe, wind-works.org Endurance, Upland, Indiana
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Safety Practices Now Standard
It Wasn’t Always So!
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Ydby, Denmark
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What’s Wrong with this Picture?• No Fall-Arrest System• No Work Platform• No Anchors• No Training
Paul Gipe, wind-works.org Canyon, Texas, 1979
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Deaths by Size
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<30 kW
<100 kW
<1,000 kW
<2,000 kW
<3,000 kW
<10,000 kW
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Small Wind Particularly Deadly D/TWh
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Deaths by Activity 1980-2021
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Construction
O&M
Public
Manufacturing
Training
Suicides
Deaths
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
No Passersby!
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Deaths by Country 1980-2021
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21
512
61010
25
111
21
37
ArgentinaBrazil
CanadaChina
DenmarkGermany
Great BritainIreland
NetherlandsNew Zealand
NorwayPortugal
SpainSweden
USA
Deaths
0 10 20 30 40
Europe ~ USA
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Age of Those Killed 1980-2021
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Age
Youngest Person Killed* 3
Oldest Person Killed** 85
Median Age 35
* Gin pole on hinged tower fell on child playing unsupervised.
** Heart attack after climbing to top of tower.
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Other Observations of Those Killed 1980-2021
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Age
Male 94Female 2Child 1Pilot 1SkyDiver 1Suicide 1Prank 1
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Most Killed in One Accident
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Year Deaths
Denmark 1990 2
China 2011 3
China 2011 5
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Deadliest Years
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Year Deaths
2011 16
2009 8
2012 7
2010 6
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Occupational Deaths in Wind Energy 1993-2019
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Renewable Tariffs Launched
93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Year
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25Deaths/TWh
Good News: Death Rate Declining
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Occupation Deaths in Power Generation
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Coal
Oil
Gas
Nuclear
Hydro
Wind
Deaths/TWh
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4
Includes Latent Mortality
Includes Latent Mortality
?
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Small Wind TurbineTower Safety
• Aerial Lifts• Fall Arrest Systems• Work Platforms• Anchors• Rotor Locking Pins• Yaw Pins• Tower Training
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NREL, Colorado
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Tower Safety
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Small Wind Work Platforms
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E3120, 2012 ScotlandAerowatt, 1998 Patagonia
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Small Wind Work Platforms
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Hand Rail, No Toe Guard
V17, 2012 Denmark
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Small Wind
• Locked Access Ladders
• Ladder with Side Rails
• No Open Pegs
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Large Turbine Tower Safety
• Helmet• Gloves• Harness• Radio• Fall Arrest
© Rope Partner
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Safety . . .
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• Anti-Climb Guards• Shaft Guards• Two-Person Crews• Regular Reviews• Myth Busting
“Never Fall Ascending”“Want to Jump Free”
Cleveland, Ohio
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Fall Protection• Body Harness• Shock-Absorbing Lanyard• Double-Acting Snap Hook• Positioning Belt is Only for
Positioning
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Tower Safety
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Ladders Must Have Side Rails
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NOT ThisThis
Gut Rippers
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Secure Rotor Locking
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Blade Root Doors
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Aerial Lifts—No Baskets
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Safe Access
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Secure Access It’s Windy Out There
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• Lock to Prevent Unauthorized Access
• Latch to PreventDoor Closing
• Interior ReleaseTo Prevent Confinement
• Ventilation Louvers© Lagerwey
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Clearly Marked Anchorages
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Secure Rails & Attachments
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© Nordex
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Be Careful Out There—Don’t be Stupid
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Absolutely Do Not Do This at Home!
Wulf Test Field, Tehachapi, California
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*"Il n'est rien au monde d'aussi puissant qu'uneidée dont l'heure est venue." Victor Hugo.
“Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.”-- Victor Hugo*
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Our Time has Come
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Tera Kora, Curaçao
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No Time for Half-Measures
No Time to Lose
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Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec
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Time to Take the Road to the Future
Paul Gipe, wind-works.orgFreiburg, Germany
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We Need A Lot More Wind . . .
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Matane, Quebec
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. . . A Lot More Solar
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Hinesburg, Vermont
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. . . A Lot More Renewable Energy a Technology for Life*
*from N.F.S. Grundtvig, Danish TheologianPaul Gipe, wind-works.org
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The Revolution Has Begun
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