Re: [AFMUG] Tower construction accident in Miami today

2017-09-28 Thread Steve Jones
it could be that something hung up and they we "engineering" a solution ive seen the name tower kings the most in tower incident reports, i dont know if its that theyre a shoddy outfit or just do alot of tower work with it being the owners son, i would bet if its the former, that corporate

Re: [AFMUG] Tower construction accident in Miami today

2017-09-28 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
I know nothing about these "large" gin poles other than it makes sense that they are the only way to get heavy stuff up on the tower. Everyone is saying why would you attach to them like they are some flimsy thinwall steel pipe but these things are basically like another extension of the tower

Re: [AFMUG] Tower construction accident in Miami today

2017-09-28 Thread Cameron Crum
That was my first questionwhy were they attached to the gin pole? Trying to save some climbing time as they were raising it? I've erected several towers with Gin poles (the small clamp on variety), both guyed and self support, but It never once occurred to me to attach to one. Not that I could

Re: [AFMUG] Tower construction accident in Miami today

2017-09-28 Thread Lewis Bergman
When I was building tall towers that was the only way to do it. My bet is they were not attached to it though. Those don't collapse because the wind blows. They obviously must have exceeded the load limits. Maybe they didn't add in the additional load the wind adds. I'll bet the investigation will

Re: [AFMUG] Tower construction accident in Miami today

2017-09-27 Thread Jaime Solorza
They are huge and scary looking..World's Toughest Jobs show had episode on tall tower construction with these gin poles...impressive but I will not work on them...my Superman days are long gone On Sep 27, 2017 10:11 PM, "Jeremy" wrote: I haven't ever seen them. On Wed,

Re: [AFMUG] Tower construction accident in Miami today

2017-09-27 Thread Jeremy
I haven't ever seen them. On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 8:44 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > Have you seen those gin poles used on large towers? I have turned down > high paying gigs on crews like these. Cranes near guyed towers...not my > cup of Tecate. > > On Sep 27, 2017

Re: [AFMUG] Tower construction accident in Miami today

2017-09-27 Thread Jaime Solorza
Have you seen those gin poles used on large towers? I have turned down high paying gigs on crews like these. Cranes near guyed towers...not my cup of Tecate. On Sep 27, 2017 8:26 PM, "Jeremy" wrote: > They were "attached to the gin pole, when it collapsed and they

Re: [AFMUG] Tower construction accident in Miami today

2017-09-27 Thread Jeremy
They were "attached to the gin pole, when it collapsed and they fell". Who in the hell ties off to a gin pole? On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 8:18 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > We were working in Cedar Hills, Texas when this same company lost three > tower guys near Joe Poole

Re: [AFMUG] Tower construction accident in Miami today

2017-09-27 Thread Jaime Solorza
We were working in Cedar Hills, Texas when this same company lost three tower guys near Joe Poole Lake where all those monster towers are that serve DFW area...sad... On Sep 27, 2017 3:13 PM, "Wireless Administrator" wrote: > Ouch ….. > > > >

[AFMUG] Tower construction accident in Miami today

2017-09-27 Thread Wireless Administrator
Ouch ... http://wsvn.com/news/local/3-dead-after-falling-from-television-tower-in-mia mi-gardens/ Steve B.