42-Wheeled Trailer Carrying Giant Wind Turbine Blade Overturns, Worker Killed

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture of responders.

 

At approximately 11:00 on December 14, the Police at Thep Sathit Police Station in Chaiyaphum Province were notified of an incident involving a 42-wheeled trailer carrying a giant wind turbine blade. The trailer lost control and overturned on the side of the road, causing the wind turbine blade to fall and crush a worker, resulting in their death at the scene.

 

The incident occurred along Highway 205, Suan Narai, near the Sap Thaworn School in Wat Tabak Subdistrict, Thep Sathit District, Chaiyaphum Province. Emergency services, including the Huk 31 Rescue Team and medical personnel from Thep Sathit Hospital, were immediately dispatched to the scene.

 

Upon arrival, authorities discovered the overturned Volvo 42-wheeled trailer, registered in Nakhon Pathom, which had been transporting a large wind turbine blade. The trailer had veered off the road and into a sugarcane field on the side of the road. At the rear of the trailer were two workers who were tasked with managing the turbine blade during transport. When the truck overturned, the blade fell off the trailer, landing on and fatally crushing one of the workers.

 

The deceased was identified as 37-year-old Mr. Chai Inthachao, a Burmese worker. His body was found face down, pinned by the wind turbine blade.

 

A fellow worker, who was seated beside the deceased at the time of the incident, recounted the harrowing event. He explained that they were both seated in the rear of the trailer, managing the blade. When the truck lost control and overturned, the deceased fell off the trailer, and the massive turbine blade followed, crushing him immediately.

 

The driver of the truck, 46-year-old Mr. Samran Aodton, shared his account of the incident. He explained that he was transporting the turbine blade to a location in the nearby village of Nong Chabok, about four kilometres away, when the trailer’s rear end lost control and overturned. The wind turbine blade then fell off the truck, killing the worker.

 

The authorities will conduct a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the incident and follow legal procedures. The body of the deceased will be returned to his family.

 

-- 2024-12-15

 

 

[yang123]

they were both seated in the rear of the trailer, managing the blade.

 

 

[simon43]

1 minute ago, yang123 said:

they were both seated in the rear of the trailer, managing the blade.

 

 

This is a massive trailer where there are usually workers seated at the rear to facilitate turning of the rear wheels.

 

" when the trailer’s rear end lost control and overturned."

 

Well, either there was some mechanical failure, or the driver or rear wheel workers did something wrong....

[novacova]

Those turbine blades kill a lot of birds and people.

[carlyai]

When carrying such blades you should be doing under 100km/hr, not watching a video and smoking while talking to your Gik.

[hotchilli]

On 12/15/2024 at 4:03 AM, Georgealbert said:

A fellow worker, who was seated beside the deceased at the time of the incident, recounted the harrowing event. He explained that they were both seated in the rear of the trailer, managing the blade. When the truck lost control and overturned

 

On 12/15/2024 at 4:03 AM, Georgealbert said:

The driver of the truck, 46-year-old Mr. Samran Aodton, shared his account of the incident. He explained that he was transporting the turbine blade to a location in the nearby village of Nong Chabok, about four kilometres away, when the trailer’s rear end lost control and overturned

So the front end say's the back-end lost control, while the back-end say's the front end lost control....

it's all out of control...

[Geoffggi]

Thailand is definitely NOT the HUB of safety, recent events of items falling or crashing plainly show this beyond any doubt .....LOL

[Srikcir]

48 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

 

So the front end say's the back-end lost control, while the back-end say's the front end lost control....

it's all out of control...

Blame the accident on the wind.

[neeray]

Speed kills !

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Blame the accident on the wind.

Had to be, it wasn't raining at the time

[john donson]

damn, killed by so called green energy...still let's blame cows and not the 2 new coal plants per day or week that china is building

[Foxx]

17 hours ago, novacova said:

Those turbine blades kill a lot of birds and people.

 

and whales (according to Trump, at least).

[bkk_mike]

19 hours ago, novacova said:

Those turbine blades kill a lot of birds and people.

Do you know why the flare on offshore oil rigs is off to the side, because on the really early rigs like the Deepsea Pioneer it was often above the platform.

The noise of dead birds landing on the control room roof got really annoying. By having the flare over the water, the dead birds fall straight into the sea.

I'm sure there is also a safety concern that moved the flare off to the side as well. But I'm not joking about the repeated thud of dead birds falling on the control room roof depending on the time of year, presumably because it happened to be on a migration route.

 

[bkk_mike]

2 hours ago, john donson said:

damn, killed by so called green energy...still let's blame cows and not the 2 new coal plants per day or week that china is building

2 a week was 2022. In 2024 it's down to 1 every 2 weeks "just".

Admittedly they're also building so much wind, solar, nuclear and hydro that coal is reducing as a share of China's electricity supply.

But that's what happens when the rest of the world decides to get everything "made in China".

[Burma Bill]

On 12/15/2024 at 4:03 AM, Georgealbert said:

causing the wind turbine blade to fall and crush a worker,

 

"it's an ill wind that blows no good"

 

RIP Mr Chai from Burma.