A wind turbine industrial accident with two deaths near Birstein shocks eastern Hesse. It is still unclear why the work cage fell into the depths. A report on the accident has now been commissioned.

Birstein – The cause of the fatal industrial accident in which two workers died near Birstein in the Main-Kinzig district at the end of February remains unclear. This was the result of inquiries made by our newspaper to the responsible authorities.

Two dead in wind turbine accident near Birstein: expert commissioned

The two fitters had a fatal accident on February 25th while working on a wind turbine that was currently under construction near Birstein. For reasons that are still unclear, a work basket inside the tower containing the two 32-year-olds fell 60 meters into the depths. Both men did not survive the crash.

Several wind turbines are currently being built in the Fischborn wind farm in the Kinzigtal. The press office of the police headquarters in Southeast Hesse said on Tuesday (March 3) that investigations into the cause were still ongoing.

The police also referred the matter to the press office of the now responsible public prosecutor's office in Hanau. There Markus Jung explained that a report had been commissioned on the accident. “It will be a long time before the final report is available,” explained the public prosecutor.

“We will only comment on the possible cause of the accident once this final report is available,” said the Hanau public prosecutor.