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.
@@user-ts5yy8gr7hyou realize women are often treated like shit too right? Like very often. Both men and women deserve a hug, there’s no “I suffered more” when historically women suffered more than men. Both deserve hugs and both suffer.
@@keithbradley1197 i believe as she has her own children, so she views her kids as those two on the turbine. Pretty common for people to think about their own loved ones during a tragic situation such as this one.
They radio'd the other two atop to come down quickly but by time they went to the exit going down. The oil had burnt up spilled all over the exit. Making the small room unable to see or breathe also very hot. The guy who went back in to try get down was burned alive by oil and fire. The was broken apart by the fall
Yep so let's just keep fucking up our ag land, oceans and ground water and not think about innovation. We should just go back to whale oil, those were the good ole days.
@@snooker96 wind energy does. Not satisfy the energy grid, it's political hype, the best government investment is nuclear fusion, were almost there, dopey joe Biden, if he had a brain in his head, would all- out invest in it, but he won't, he's owned by the looney keft
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.
@@monakeulen5622 no they are not more thought should come into for escape if a disaster happens that's what it lacks I hope they are working on it and how do we know if this story is true people make you sad for likes
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
@@dano8613 no I don't get paid for advertising that is something I am proud of now our pensions are taking good care of us most of the time those jobs are Union just like the guys chasing water towers I just hope their families are getting taken care of.
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.
Like this guy said they should have a safety line from the ground to the top of the windmill. If something like this happened, they would just have to hook to their harness and slide down.
Triple redundancy on fire alarm and extinguishing systems with fire safety doors/platforms segmenting the whole thing like a vertical worm They’re ridiculous to climb anyways
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.
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.
They did have one on the center shaft I think because of this they have a emergency repelling system so as long as you have the main anchor point you can repel from the turbine
You’re correct… but when you have several thousand units in your fleet, it’s very expensive. That’s why each team is trained on and issued personnel rescue devices when they go to work in the field
MrBallen did this story years ago. It's really heartbreaking watching 2 very young men realizing that they have no chance of survival and they only have minutes left to live. 😢
Are you literally texting 2 dead people to rest in peace and another message?? Are u insane?? Their dead dumas. Do u feel better? It's not about you. People are so weird . I'm talking to u dumas. Their not resting. Their not in peace. Creepy weirdo.
Ah yes the mandatory GTA parachutes that are able to deploy in a matter of seconds and I forgot to mention they forgot there red bull wing suit to glid out of the situation
@@bruhism173 well it would create a few challenges and still may not have done them any good. It would have to be a fairly thick rope, which would take up a lot of space and be surprising heavy. And would need to be stored inside. But the real challenge is that’s a long repel that would need to be done before the rope burned.
@@nancyschrey5680good thing birds aren’t hit by cars, killed flying into buildings, killed by habitat destruction, killed by flying into airplane engines, or by things like oil spills….oh wait…
According to the United States Geological Survey, the average turbine in 2020 produced enough electricity in 46 minutes to power the average home in the U.S. for a month. 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@jenningsmills5398 can you read Jenny? Yes the average turbine can power the average house for a month with 46 minutes of operation. Yall were saying something about not generating electricity??? Hmmm. Now it’s about al gore cuz you’re such jokes
@@dr1flush Who's y'all? You're the one acting like a windmill is some new revolutionary discovery that'll save the planet from fossil fuels forgetting that it will also bury us in non recyclable turbine blades.
You telling me for the past 20 years of wind turbines and they are not given basic base jumping packs to the workers. Cause that's the first thing I'd ask for when the PPE order goes out
Idk if that's possible. Look how big that turbine is compared to them. They would have to run over the top, down, over to the hatch and down the hatch all while holding their breath, holding their eyes shut and being being burned at the same time. But I see what you are saying. Either 100% die from falling to your death or take a chance ,possibly burning to death trying to escape to live as a burn victim but still alive atleast.
Right... 1: why isn't there an emergency button/auto detect that releases a shit load of powder to put out any electric fire 2: why isn't it mandatory to wear a parachute when up there so you can jump out if whichever exit is available? 3: why didn't the services on the ground put one of those big inflatable bouncy castle things down so they could jump? 2 people could have been easily saved here if things were thought through better.
let me adress ur questions in order: 1 and 2: money. theyd be too exp3ncive with additional fire deterrent equipment.. 2. wokers would need to have certificate for parachute jumps..it takes money and higher pay .and for no 3,i bet its too high to jump on bouncy thingy. peace
1) They use over 700 gallons of oil, so that type of emergency stop wouldn't do much 2) They aren't high enough for a chute, but still worth a shot 3) They're way too high to land on an inflatable. They need some sort of repelling or zip line system. Both really, because you ALWAYS want to have a backup escape route. These poor guys not only didn't have a back up emergency escape safety measure, they didn't have a single one.
@shae9364 maybe a big winch type zip line attached to the back of the service truck, they clip on and climb up and then if they need to go they just slide down
They will be missed there compassion for each other speak volumes and will forever be inspirational to our fellow man our neighbors who we take comfort in there courage and love as they embraced there final moments I hope there family realized those two were brave and full of love never give up for they are with Jesus and are hero’s
@@anon556 were they? I honestly didn't know that! That makes it even more horrific in a sense. It's terrible no matter what... but that thought is coming from a parent perspective... Tragic
A guy i knew for years worked for the company fixing the turbines and were really good friends with the guys since it was a small company making the repairs. The guy never worked a day on the mills after this accident when his young good collegeus died. Hard to see this coming through my yt shorts and knew the story from the guy telling me. Rip guys greetings from Putten Holland😊
@@paulmurphy5520 At least oil is reliable energy. Kinda makes it worth the risk. You drive your car everyday knowing you could get killed. Why don't you put a big fan on top and see if you can make it run ?
Firefighters used to carry bailout gear aka appropriate amount of bailout rope. It was banned as “too simplistic” in metro NYC by some dysfunctional management when many men ditched out of desperation & no way to tie off & escape inferno. Dead drop is sickening.
Omg thats so heart breaking! Idk much about parachutes, can workers not wear them when working those high distances? Utterly heartbreaking! They were so young! RIP brave brothers! 💔
Me too.. they had the left blade and it was already stuck to its position altough hot.. well then climb out of the black area to the tip until fire dies out and rescue helicopter comes.
You gotta be kidding me!!!! They didn't have any protocol safety measures, like a simple rope harness, like rock climbers use to safely lower themselves down ???!! Their families should sue that company that basically let them die up there !!
@@ryanmcewen415yeah and a shit ton of birds, bats, endangered flies and moths. The Vibrations collapse gopher holes and ant farms, increase the rate of arthritis amongst the local turtle population, causes the premature de-cocooning and subsequent “tiny head” syndrome in transient Monarch butterflies basically just dry anal grape any environment are they’re in. And don’t get me started with the ones in the ocean……..I don’t know anything about those.
@@ryanmcewen415the environment and the bird population. In Texas there're many areas where there are 40 acre storage areas where they stack the old blades, some as little as 10 years usage, 10 to 20 high because of premature damage due to poor manufacturing and design. Then you add to that they have no suitable recycle program to get rid of them. Even when they are not being used they need a large power source to run the pumps that lubricate, heat and cool them. When you take this all into consideration it turns out that the energy output is far less and the environmental impact is far more than the experts claim.
