[TowerTalk] Tower accident,

[Arthur Trampler]

Check the stats...you will find that professional tower climbing has the 
highest risk of occupational fatality of all industries, higher than 
logging, or even those folks in the Bering Sea popularized by "Most 
Dangerous Catch."

Guess it's not as glamorous to film someone climbing a 1,000 foot tower...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Cqtestk4xs at aol.com>
To: <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower accident,


>I subscribe to towerpro on yahoo groups.  There is seldom a week or  two 
>that
> goes by that a professional tower climber doesn't get killed in a  tower
> accident.  These guys are trained and certified and they still 
> die....sometimes
> because of equipment failure, but sometimes through  carelessness.
>
> If these pros are not invincible, neither are we hams.  It's been 
> eighteen
> months since I went up a tower and in a few weeks I will be spending  lots 
> of
> time up there.  The New Mexico ham's death is a wakeup call for  me.  I
> definitely will be tied to the tower at all times.  Stay  safe!
>
> Bill K4XS/KH7XS
>
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