[TowerTalk] Cell Tower Climber Fall

[Crownhaven]

All of the cell companies typically hire independent contractors to do 
their work.  You get what you pay for.  Recently, over in AR, near me, a 
crew had a basket attached to a cell tower.  The crew jumped in the 
basket and the fourth member of the crew backed up their pick-up truck 
which had the line attached to the bumper.  The bumper came off the 
truck when the basket was at 150'.  Of course everyone in the basket 
died.  Hard to believe anyone could be so (I don't want to use stupid) 
uninformed.

Steve, N4JQQ


On 8/15/2013 9:46 AM, W1JCW wrote:
> Typical business, avoid being responsible and who gives a crap about the
> little guys.
>
> Rush rush rush, what happened to the days of working an 8 hour day and
> having a life outside of work!!
>
> You can bet the a-holes at the top made big money getting this network up
> and yet others lost their life, they all sleep
> well at night though as they just don't care.
>
> I would never be in any rush doing this type of work, and if they didn't
> like it find someone else.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of John
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 9:40 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] NC Cell Tower Climber Fall
>
> That is one scary show.  But I have worked for AT&T, briefly, and even on
> the business side I believe that "cheaper and fewer is better"  rules the
> roost.
>
> John
>
>
> On 8/15/2013 9:00 AM, Joseph Orsak wrote:
>> Regarding the recent news item about another cell tower climber death
>> in North Carolina....
>>
>> If anyone wants to get past conjecture and condemnation and understand
>> the forces at play in this industry there's a really good PBS
>> Frontline investigation:
>>
>> http://video.pbs.org/video/2237911445/
>>
>> 73,
>> Joe W4WN
>>
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