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@w0mu.com> To:
> towertalk@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@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@hotmail.com> To: nn5k.mail@gmail.com;
> towertalk@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
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> Team> > > > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007> >> 14:09:32 -0600> > From:
> nn5k.mail@gmail.com> > To: towertalk@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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