Burn Fatality at Enxco's Altamont Wind Farm Site [RE-wrenches]

[Paul Gipe]

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November 18, 2003

by Paul Gipe

Burn Fatality at Enxco's Altamont Site

On September 19 at 7:30 pm Marty Evans died of burns received the previous 
day at a wind farm managed by Enxco says California's Division of 
Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA). Evans (34) was "performing a 
switching operation when an explosion occurred" at about 11:00 am on the 
18th. The explosion burned Evans over 80 percent of his body and started a 
grass fire. The East Contra Costa Fired Department responded. CalOSHA has 
opened an investigation of the accident and will exam Evans training, 
qualifications, and work assignment as well as interview his colleagues to 
determine the cause of the accident. No other details are available.

Enxco says the accident occurred when Evans was switching a pad-mounted 
transformer. There are literally thousands of such transformers on 
California wind farms and switching them is a common activity.

Enxco is a large diversified developer and operator of wind power plants. 
The company is part of SIIF, the unregulated subsidiary of French utility 
giant Electricite de France.

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Paul Gipe
208 S. Green St., #5
Tehachapi CA 93561-1741 USA
+661 822 9150
+661 822 8452 fax
pgipe at igc.org
www.wind-works.org
Wind Power: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, & Business, ISBN 1-931498-14-8 
(spring, 2004)

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