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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Bryce
This is on my list of things to do before I die.
Better make it your last thing on the list.
Old Sep 17, 2010 | 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by FRT_Fun
Better make it your last thing on the list.
It looks dangerous, but I bet if you found a statistics page on the job, there is probably a very rare occurrence of death. I know I have never personally seen a news story on the nightly news about a tower worker falling to their death.
Old Sep 17, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Bryce
This is on my list of things to do before I die.
By definition, when you are going to do this, you are going to die.

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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 02:01 PM
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Wow. I felt vertigo just from watching.

Originally Posted by FRT_Fun
Better make it your last thing on the list.
Just jump off once you get to the top.
Old Sep 17, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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I'd get to the top and realize I had to take a dump. Look out below!
Old Sep 17, 2010 | 03:39 PM
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http://www.wirelessestimator.com/t_c...r%20Fatalities

Granted this is a few years old... I think we've had more people die or get seriously inured climbing inside wind turbines, and that's just in the company I worked for. The funny thing is, they're required to be 100% tethered at all times.
Old Sep 17, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Bryce
http://www.wirelessestimator.com/t_c...r%20Fatalities

Granted this is a few years old... I think we've had more people die or get seriously inured climbing inside wind turbines, and that's just in the company I worked for. The funny thing is, they're required to be 100% tethered at all times.
Yeah, but that's a ratio. Only 10 deaths per year is a pretty good statistic I think. Of course it's going to look more dangerous with a job that has such a limited number of people.
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