I need to redownload mavericks to a usb as my hard drive in my macbook is saying not recoverable

My macbook pro disk drive is failing or failed, i have tried booting into safeboot, but the disk fixes say that the drive is unrecoverable.
I want to re-download the mavericks os that i recently purchased and try a new install.
Is there a way to download this on a Windows machine and place the file on a usb stick to reboot

Mac OS X has a built-in disk diagnostic and repair program called fsck or file system consistency check. Here’s how to verify and repair your startup disk with fsck.  As soon as you hear the startup tone, press and hold Command-S on the keyboard. Keep holding down those keys until you see a black screen with white lettering. This is called “booting into Single User Mode.”  As the Mac boots in this mode, the screen reports each step of the process. The line should end in root#.  Right after the root# prompt, enter the following: /sbin/fsck -fy
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