I know of an incident in St. Thomas where a fall protection system
actually failed. My son a Comtrain certified instructor where preparing
for a 225 foot climb and the owner of the tower, the biggest owner of
towers across the country, required that any climber must use the fall
protection system installed on it. His co-worker was up first at 100
feet and took a short rest with his weight, about 200 lbs, on the
cable. Than bang the cable broke at the fitting at the top and down he
came. Fortunately a microwave dish at 40 feet broke his fall but he was
still badly injured with many broken bones when he finally hit the
ground. What added insult to injury was the cable came down on top of
him as well. My son called for help while removing the tangle mess and
stabilizing the victim. The co--worker survived after several months in
the hospital. Ironically while my son was visiting in the hospital
there were five lawyers waiting outside to handle the case. The
settlement was close to a million dollars. The tower had also been
inspected by a mainland company only a month before the incident.
Everybody lawyer-ed up and was litigating against each other before it
was all over. But here is a case were the very component designed to
save a life nearly cy caused the loss of one.
The problem was eventually traced to internal cable corrosion where the
cable connected at the top of the tower. Apart from replacing
everything every 5 years the internal rot on stainless fittings is
nearly impossible to detect. The hook and unhook with two fall arrest
cords IMHO the best way to climb. It takes more time but it is safer.
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On 6/21/2016 12:06 AM, Wilson wrote:
I asked the other day, during the fall related messages, if anyone
had, or knew of anyone who had, been saved by a fall protection system.
I didn’t see any answers, so maybe I didn’t send as I thought.
SO does anyone know of actual fall incidents where the climber was
caught by a harness or belt, with safety cable or conventional hookup.
73,
Wilson
W4BOH
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