The Last Hug | Turbine Catches Fire | History 101

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[nooneisrightallthetime-zvhs]

R.I.p two young men who went to work and never came home

[diddlethepoodle]

They were both brothers. One tried to make it down the stairwell while the other jumped. They both passed. That hug was heartbreaking. Edit: read somewhere they were brothers. Their last names are almost the same. They are not brothers.

[arturoguerra]

My brother and I both work together Union painters we both retired now when I see these two brothers brought tears to my eyes we should all bow our heads to these two and the guys who do this work they are all Brave young men

[jacksonbilly]

Tbh that’s whatever every man needs, after living a life as a man, we need a hug at the end of it

[Stoney-ikld]

19 and 21 years old damn that young. May their soul rest in peace and God be with their family ❤

[ttaylor]

As a mother this is absolutely heartbreaking. They were just kids.

[patrickhankin]

19 & 21 years old. FFS! Their lives were just beginning! 😢

[stevenartenian]

Can't parachute from 250 feet. However, an emergency repelling cable would work. Hook it to your lanyard and use a mechanical handbrake to control the decent speed. God bless those poor kids.

[seanwoods]

Drilling rigs have a zip line.
Why don't these?

[gabrielmacgregor]

It should be a requirement to have base jumping gear for emergencies, stored in every turbine!

[BlankSpace-bynd]

That picture needs to go down in history... shows the heart of the people that make sure your little life is nice and comfy

[rustyking]

You'd think engineers who built those things could build an escape system too.

[floresluis]

As wind turbine technician for over 10yrs. This story is very well known across the entire industry 😢. Ever since the safety standards and protocols in wind have been raised to its best potential in order to prevent more events like this one or similar happening.

[itsmrlowe]

This is heartbreaking 💔 RIP lads, you both deserve a second chance at life and I hope you get it ❤

[KyleGaskins-wkuh]

Could you even imagine dying like that? I couldn’t even imagine, man, I couldn’t even imagine. That would be ridiculously anxiety ridden.

[dougm]

Ingenious engineer's who knew they weren't going to service them but didn't think about those who would, may God be with those two souls .

[malootua]

Those guys should wear base jumping parachutes just in case

[bayouboys]

As a wind turbine technician myself I can assure you no one gets the story right. Those 2 guys were not brothers and they stayed to fight the fire. We are not trained to fight fires only to combat them if they prevent us from escaping. By the time they realized what happened the entire turbine inside was incased in smoke. One tried to climb down and died. The other jumped and tried to slide down the blade who also died. They should have all climbed down together but this is why most safety protocols are in blood. This incident sparked backlash across the wind industry and many many many safety procedures were put in place. We now have to have self rescue kits and a safety bag filled with a fire extinguisher and medical devices including aed. It must be uptower on all crews and will be fired if caught without it.

Edited on 05/23/24:
I see alot of people are interested in what I as a wind tech think. First off a parachute isn’t going to do much and even if we had one the chances of it not deploying or getting tangled is super high. These wind turbines are just not big enough for it. Second is a helicopter isn’t going to rescue us. It just wouldn’t get there in time. Ambulances have a hard time as it is to get to us and even severely train firefighters would probably have no clue what to do. It is up to us to perform rescues when needed and we solely rely on our coworkers. Third is compared to other industries our safety protocols are high af. I feel incredibly safe doing my job. Yes I use to be terrified of heights but you kind of get use to it. I don’t even have a second thought about looking down. It’s completely natural feeling of being in the air. All in all people die making careless mistakes. I’ve seen it all. This job is incredibly safe but those who take shortcuts and would risk their lives for a wind turbine is beyond me. Fuck that if ANY emergency happens I’m climbing down. Id rather be fired them dead.

[tylergrundy]

And they try and tell us men don’t have feelings.. we just don’t show them unless things are really bad so we don’t get judged.. RIP to those young men.

[krisk]

Safety rope would be cheap backup and should be part of turbine