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May 24, 2012

Best Article

Cell Tower Deaths

Between 2003 and 2011, there were 50 “invisible” fatalities at cell towers, “a death rate roughly 10 times that of construction.”

  1. In Race For Better Cell Service, Men Who Climb Towers Pay With Their Lives

  2. Built for a Simpler Era, OSHA Struggles When Tower Climbers Die

Liz Day ProPublica May 2012 30min Permalink