Three painters plunged 1,200 feet (365 meters) to their death when the hoist used to hold them slipped. The company owner, his 16-year-old stepson and another young worker died when the owner’s wife lost her grip on the hoist line used to raise them up the 1,500 foot (457 meter) radio tower. The woman had used the hoist several times before, but never with workers on the line. She lost control of the line when the portable capstan hoist used to raise them slipped around the capstan. The owner had more than 20 years of experience. However, the company had no safety […]