Employee killed in fall from telecommunications tower

Employees #1 and #2 were being hoisted up a 500 ft telecommunications tower to replace antenna parts damaged when the tower was struck by lightning. They were being raised by a 1/2 in. nylon rope load line using a friction winch. Employee #2 was attached to the load line by a pelican clip that was attached to a seat strap D-ring by a small clevis on his tree saddle safety belt. The pelican clip had been run through a hand-tied loop in the end of the rope load line. Employee #1 was attached to […]