Minnesota Wind Farm Service Company Receives OSHA Fine

A Minnesota wind farm-service company, located in Livingston County about 35 miles northeast of Bloomington, was fined $378,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following an accident that injured an employee working on a central Illinois wind turbine.

Outland Renewable Services of Canby, Minn., failed to ensure that employees working on wind turbines at the Iberdrola Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm disconnected power, according to OSHA. One worker suffered severe burns at the wind farm,

Outland president, Steve Scott, plans to appeal the OSHA decision stating the company has taken steps to avoid future problems and said the employee has returned to work.