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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. |
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