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
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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.
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