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From: "Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower ACCIDENT
I havent seen the legs of the tower to be honest, since I got out of the
hospital, my lawyer has it he sent it to a metal expert who told him that
the legs were rusted on the inside and therefore collapsed,
I have put up and taken down many towers over the yrs,
this one ( rohn 25 ) just buckled, and down she came, I dont remember
falling, just waking up sucking air,
the tower on top of me,
and the pain, Let me tell you the pain,.. I have been Combat wounded, But
the pain I felt from a broken body, That hurt !
for 25 days I was hospitalized, 14 days in intensive care, I had a blood
clot in my left lung, I am lucky to be alive,
Joey
----- Original Message -----
From: "kd4e" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dan Cisson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Richard Joey Fiero II W5TFW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower ACCIDENT
Dan & Joey,
We do not have enough information yet.
Joey is on the 6M list and many of the guys prayed
and encouraged him through the early days following his
accident.
Joey didn't post the insurance report, perhaps the
missing variables are in there.
I am guessing that the tower may have suffered some
sort of internal rusting or some other damage prior to
his work on it.
The stress of the work at 100 feet and then removing
the top sections may have stressed those weaknesses until
they finally gave.
There may also have been a change in weather, e.g.
wind gusts, temperature, etc.
Metal fatigue sometimes results in failures at odd
moments and I am sure Joey is happy that tower failed
when he was at 40 feet vs 100!
I found a couple of things you said that did not add up correctly,
obviously
it happened,, but seems it should not have. You said you had the tower
down
to the 40 ft. level...By the way, is the tower Rohn 25??
When the tower was fully up with the antennas and all the guy cables,
that
tower was at maximum load. Then you added your body weight, your gear to
take the tower down, and all the movement that comes with getting a
tri-bander down from 100 ft. That is theoretically when the tower shoud
have
collapsed. The only way I could see any different, is the bottom set of
wires created some pivot at the failure point. But if that tower was up
with
proper guy cables, with a minimum of 3/16 EHS, 3990 lb break strength,
the
guy should have never broke. I am sure sorry of your accident, I hope
what I
am describing, and what happened to you can foil another tower
tragedy...I
sure feel it should not have happened....Best Wishes,, Good Luck to
you,,
Dan Cisson N4GNR
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