I think Riggers was at fault. They were well aware of the risks and
reacted to time pressures. Antenna Enginners should have considered the
needs of Riggers in the initial design, especially given their prior
experience. However Riggers signed off the job and accepted the
responsibility to construct the tower. Riggers should have consulted a
mechanical engineer prior to cobbling up a makeshift bracket.
Frank T. Brady wrote:
>
> No one was killed UNDER the tower, but several riggers fell one thousand
> feet to their deaths when the failure occurred during erection of the
> antenna section. What a quagmire of shirked responsibilities - VERY
> interesting web site. Thanks Scott.
> Frank T. Brady W0ECS
>
> >This morning while using Alta Vista to search on the web, I found a very
> >interesting story with pictures and mpeg movies, dealing with ethical issues
> >of engineers and erecting a tower.
> >
> >Everyone should check this url out! The pictures are incredible !!
> >
> >http://ethics.tamu.edu/ethics/tvtower/tv3.htm
> >
> >Glad I wasn't under that sucker when it fell!!!!
> >
> >Scott
> >KA1CLX
>
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