HUXLEY, IOWA – A Worth county man lost his life Thursday after a fall while working on a wind turbine in Central Iowa.
Christopher Thompson, age 31, of Manly fell 40 feet while working on a wind turbine for an undisclosed company. A Story county employee told the Ames Tribune that Thompson was wearing a safety harness at the time of the fall and was working as high as 80 to 90 feet when he fell.
Huxley Fire Chief Garrett Fagen told the Tribune that heat may have been a factor in causing the fall.
“It was a hot day and there was a lot of heat in the turbine, and it was hotter in there than it was outside,” Fagen explained to the Tribune. “Some of the guys thought it may have been 30 degree warmer in there, but that’s just a guess.”
According to an official interviews by the Tribune, a harness that Thompson was wearing kept him from hitting the ground, but he was left suspended about 30 feet in the air.
OSHA has been called to investigate the incident, it was reported.
RIP Chris, you left us way to soon.
Sounds suspicious. Better investigate