[KYHAM] Death by Tower

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Just in case some one wanted to know?  Here's some alarming facts.  And these are the ones
that made news...A few hundred more never made headlines. 

2007 Fatalities From
Falling From Structure
DateLocation Age
 Home
 TownTower
HeightWork
HeightTower
TypeDescription7/28/07Centerville, LA29400'Guyed7/10/07Edura, KS54Kansas City, MO1,000'500'GuyedTrolleying along a guy wire when a cable broke7/10/07Edura, KS33Independence,
MO1000'500'GuyedTrolleying along a guy wire when a cable broke6/30/07Summerville, SC40Rex, SC177'MonopoleCoroner said he had safety equipment, but was not tied off.6/28/07Bluffton, SC30Woodstock, GA480'150'GuyedCo-worker said he was taping up a cut on his finger when he fell6/7/07Mandarin,
FL 21Mount Vernon, IN 150'100'MonopoleWas rigging the tower for a retrofitting project when he fell 3/16/07Shreveport, LA 72Gilmer, TX 150'150'GuyedWas talking on his radio to men inside building when he fell. 2/7/07Golden Meadows, LA29Nocona, TX330'125'Self SupportWas not using fall protection equipment, was possibly using positioning lanyard when he fell 

     2006 Fatalities From
     Falling From Structure
DateLocation Age
 Home
 TownTower
HeightWork
HeightTower
TypeDescription10/02/06Westland, MI23Higgins Lake, MIUnknownUnknownMonopoleTied off to antenna pipe on T-arm when it inverted and climber fell9/17/06Pensacola, FLToccoa, GAUnknown100'Pedisphere
Water Tower
Fell inside the shaft of the water tower6/25/06Bonifay, FL30Evansville, INUnknown 500GuyedFell while riding a line.5/31/06Oakland, IA57Norwalk,
IA1,4501,100GuyedMay have been riding the line when it failed.5/31/06Oakland, IA27Des Moines, IA1,4501,100GuyedMay have been riding the line when it failed.5/31/06Oakland, IA19Cumming, IA1,4501,100GuyedMay have been riding the line when it failed.5/25/06Vicksburg, MS48Dale, IN90' on top of building50'Roof mounted towerFell while painting the structure5/5/06Ebensburg, PA25Lebanon, PA175'90'Self Supporting TowerFell as he was accessing tower. Unknown if he was tied off.5/2/06Des Moines, IA51Des Moines, IAUnknownUnknownPedisphere Water
TowerFell 40' into an access tube and hit a landing5/2/06Central City,
KY
23KNUnknown380'GuyedUnknown4/10/06The Woodlands, TX51Horn Lake, MS185'UnknownMonopoleHad safety equipment on, but it is unknown if he was tied off. Monopole reportedly had a safety climb device, but it was not known if decedent was attached to it. A toxicology report revealed 0.19 mega-grams per liter of benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite, in his system.4/6/06Milan, TN39Walnut Ridge, ARUnknown40'UnknownWas only climber on tower. Two other techs had climbed down shortly before he fell.3/27/06Martinsville, VA60Long Island, VA403'30'Self SupportingRiding the line when cable snapped. 3/14/06Gladstone, KS28Knoxville, IA300'150'S/SSafety equipment was being worn2/21/06Veedersburg, IN31Ridge Farm, IL150'150'UnknownUnknown2/9/06Thomasville, NC50TNUnknown20'UnknownFell while climbing down after repairing obstruction lighting1/21/06Hollister, MO21Lawson, OK120'90'GuyedExcavation equipment cut guy wire, collapsing tower.1/19/06La Guna Vista, TX33San Angelo, TXUnknownUnknownUnknownTower fell while being dismantled. High winds may have been a contributing factor.
     2005 Fatalities From
     Falling From Structure
DateLocation Age
 Home
 TownTower
HeightWork
HeightTower
TypeDescription8/3/05Poplar  Bluff, MO37Alton, ILUnknown80'GuyedFell while erecting the tower. Reportedly was transitioning. Possible safety equipment failure.7/27/05Apache Junction, AZ46CAUnknown90'MonopoleReportedly fell while climbing down the poll without being attached to a safety line6/06/05Lincoln, IL 43Glendale, AZ140'120'Self SupportFell while disassembling the 240' structure. 5/16/05 
New   Boston, NH
 55
Peyton, CO
400'
100'
Guyed
Workers say his safety equipment failed
4/26/05Watonga, OK
 27Fort Gibson, OK240'50'UnknownFell while climbing2/25/05Yuma, CO 35Wray,CO
180'180'UnknownFell while doing antenna changeout2/25/05Wilson County, NC 24Roxboro, NC160'150'Self Support
Cell Tower
Reports state that erector was only tied off to an unsecured antenna mount when it broke lose.     2004 Fatalities From
     Falling From Structure
DateLocationAgeHome TownTower
HeightWork
HeightTower
TypeDescription12/20/04Mayes County, OK47San Marcos TXUnknown335'GuyedUnknown11/28/04Maricao, PR30TXUnknown150'GuyedUnknown11/23/04Gonzalez, FL21Pensacola, FLUnknown290'GuyedTransitioning without being tied off11/4/04Shirley, AR43   UnknownUnknown75'UnknownUnknown6/26/04St. Ignace
Township, MI33Newaygo, MIUnknown  180'Unknown Tower TypeNo details available5/25/04 Utica, MI--UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownFaulty anchor point on tower5/15/04Duffield, VA23UnknownUnknown230'Unknown Tower TypeFell while attaching lighting power cable4/27/04Stone Mt.,
GA36UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownFell while dismantling tower2/9/04Alpharetta, GA
29UnknownUnknown230'Self Support
CellNo details
available1/22/04Ft. Wayne,
IN24UnknownUnknown70'UnknownNo details available 





       

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