No OSHA Report Filed Five Days After Blackford County Solar Farm Worker Death

Five days after a worker died at a solar and wind energy site in Blackford County on July 10, no fatality report has appeared in OSHA's public database.

OSHA's database only displays inspections that have received a formal opening conference date within the past six months, meaning a formal investigation may not yet have reached that stage. All news coverage of the incident remains from the original July 10–11 reporting cycle, with no new details emerging since.

The Blackford County Commissioners meeting on July 20 is the next likely venue where the incident could be discussed publicly.

Source: OSHA fatality database (osha.gov/fatalities), checked July 15, 2026