I did read the post. But as my post said: "I could not imagine what would happen if it hit him on the head."
"Could not imagine...if" Were the key words. Nothing can protect from all scenarios. If so tower climbers would be going up in full body suits with Kevlar. Would look like space men on the tower. Justin --- Justin S. Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Technology Services - WISP Consulting - Tower Services WEB: http://www.mtin.net WEB: http://www.metrospan.net WEB: http://www.findfastinternet.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 9:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower Accident If you read the post, the wrench hit the ladder and then bounced into his face. Even if he had a hard hat on (which I am guessing he did), it does not protect your face. Travis Microserv Justin S. Wilson wrote: > One of the reasons climbers need to wear hard hats and be 100 percent tied > off. I could not imagine what would happen if it hit him on the head. I > have other opinions but OSHA might not like them so I will leave it at that. > > > > Glad your guy is okay. > > > > Justin > > > > --- > > Justin S. Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Technology Services - WISP Consulting - Tower Services > > WEB: http://www.mtin.net > > WEB: http://www.metrospan.net > > WEB: http://www.findfastinternet.com > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Zak Wolfinger > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:41 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] Tower Accident > > > > Hi Folks, > > We had what turned out to be a minor tower accident involving one of our > tower climbers. > > It appears that he had attached a wrench to the wrong carabiner on another > climbers harness. When climber #2 detached the carabiner, the wrench fell > without his knowledge. Climber #2 was up to 50' above Climber #1 at this > time. The wrench appears to have hit the ladder directly in front of > Climber #1's face and entered end-first into his mouth. This chipped a > couple of his front teeth, cracked one of his wisdom teeth, and tore a > quarter-sized hole in the soft pallet near the rear of his mouth. The tear > required six stitches. > > Needless to say, we are quite grateful for the outcome. > > This incident underscores the extreme risk that our climbers operate under. > It also illustrates how a very simple error can have potentially devastating > consequences. His injuries, although quite painful, were not life > threatening. It could easily have been otherwise. Had the wrench hit his > temple, forehead, or eye socket, it could have resulted in blindness or even > death. > > Our hats go off to all of the brave guys who operate in this environment. > > May God bless you all. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let the WISPA Board know your feelings about allowing advertisements on the free WISPA lists. The current Board is taking this under consideration at this time. We want to know your thoughts. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let the WISPA Board know your feelings about allowing advertisements on the free WISPA lists. The current Board is taking this under consideration at this time. We want to know your thoughts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let the WISPA Board know your feelings about allowing advertisements on the free WISPA lists. The current Board is taking this under consideration at this time. We want to know your thoughts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
