[TowerTalk] Tower accident,

Wed Oct 24 19:06:51 EDT 2007

TT's:
Like Wayne share his experience , I will share mine,
just to explain what can be very dangerous:
Very dangerous is to have the equipment and don't use
it, going cheap  in your tools like the belt (harness)
and lanyards, after a fail you will lost all you save.

Like many, i start climbing towers  with very simple
line man belt and lanyards called painters lanyards-
rope and single action hook, those  several times
scare me and really i will never use it again, never
an accident , just a few "calls", several years with
that style of climbing gear  in small towers  less
than 100ft most of them with small antennas  i think
was not necessary to improve it, but after the last
call  and the possible scenario change my mind, before
all my climbing gear was  like 8 pounds total weight,
called light-  know i get a harness  with 2 lanyards,
2ft , 3-6 ft adjustable, when long stay in the tower
is needed gorilla hook to my harness seat and the  6ft
fall arrest lanyard with gorilla hook at the end, now
I need to carry  not less than 16 pounds but using it
correctly I feel more relaxed , now  i'm slower
climbing but  100% more secure.
every one can take a few minutes more to climb using
the right equipment and save the life.
for sure that money in my harness, lanyards,etc is my
best investment, never is expensive if you use it.

Hector

--- Wayne Kline <w3ea at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Yes Mike 
>  We have a saying in the PA Dutch Country " To soon
> Old. To Late Smart "
>  This  tragic accident should be a wake up call to
> all of us who climb. Safety Safety Safety.
> I to have had a few close calls. One Failed Gin pole
> bracket ( lack of attention to the man on the
> raising equipment) an ( one where the Single lever
> snap opened  on one side of my  positioning lanyard
> by a guy wire as I maneuvered around a TIC ring)
>  
> This taught me two lessions. Replace the single
> lever Safety lanyards with newer style Double lever
> activation snaps and have precise un mistakable 
> signals for capstan or mule operators.
>  
>  A Full body Harness is expensive . Get one use it
> and  " and ALL it's Safety features" . use the fall
> arrest lanyard  and have it hooked 100% of the time
> period. use the two lanyard system for positioning
> and I still like the WishBone Gorilla hook  to take
> advantage of a harness  with the seat function when
> in position. ( I still have circumference lanyard
> and the fall laynard hooked up also)
>  
> Hopefully this tragedy will jolt a bit of Reality to
> all who venture off the ground .
>  
> 73' Wayne W3EA
>  
> 
> 
> 
> > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:54:31 -0600> From:
> w0mu at w0mu.com> To: towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower accident> > Very sad
> news. I hate to read about things that probably
> could have been> prevented. I have had my own close
> call on my tower which I will never> forget.
> Accidents do happen. Kids and getting longer in the
> tooth have> changed the way I approach tower work.>
> > I never climb anymore without having a fall arrest
> line hooked to me and the> tower. Actually I use two
> and a full harness.> > Mike W0MU> > > On 10/23/07
> 6:05 PM, "Wayne Kline" <w3ea at hotmail.com> wrote:> >
> > This is Sad news to say the least, A after reading
> both the local news article> > and the ARRL
> announcement, I think I can with> > some degree of
> confidence assume this was not a structure/Equipment
> failure :(> > > > Sad new.....> > > > I live by the
> notion, " There Are Bold Climbers and Old Climbers,
> BUT No Old> > Bold Climbers" .> > > > Wayne W3EA> >
> > > > > > > > >> From: aa6eg at hotmail.com> To:
> nn5k.mail at gmail.com; towertalk at contesting.com>> >>
> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:33:52 -0700> Subject: Re:
> [TowerTalk] Tower> >> accident> > > Sad News, sorry
> to hear of it.> > Here is a local paper's story> >>
> :> > see: > >>
>
http://www.roswell-record.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=17238&SectionID=49&>
> >> SubSectionID=112&S=1> > > All the Best, 73,> Pat
> Barthelow aa6eg at hotmail.com>> >>
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> Station Moon Bounce Team> > > > Date: Tue, 23 Oct
> 2007> >> 14:09:32 -0600> > From:
> nn5k.mail at gmail.com> > To:
> towertalk at contesting.com>> >> > Subject: [TowerTalk]
> Tower accident> >> > Greg Molyneaux, N5CLM, died
> last> >> Saturday after falling 90 feet from> > a
> ham radio tower.> > Anyone have> >> details on this
> accident?> >> > -Dave NN5K>> >>
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