I am sad to report that the Industry just had another fatality for the year. touch.baltimoresun/#section/-1/article/p2p-79668985/ Maryland accident claims the life of another tech March 19, 2014 - A 21-year-old tower technician was pronounced dead at a communications tower site after he fell approximately 180 feet from a water tower in Pasadena, Md., according to a press release issued by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. The man, whose name hasn’t been released, was the industry’s fourth fatality in 2014. After arriving at the scene, fire personnel found the worker unconscious and unresponsive and worked aggressively to resuscitate the worker. The accident happened about 2:30 p.m. at the site adjacent to a self-supporting tower located behind the Eastern District Police Station and Jacobsville Fire Station. A rain shower had been reported in the area today. At the time of the accident wind gusts were less than 5 miles per hour. The incident is currently under investigation by Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH). The identity of the worker is being held pending notification of the next of kin. Authorities did not release the name of the worker’s employer. Wireless Estimator will provide updates when they become available.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:10:08 +0000
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