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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

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Dangerous Business

An investigation into McWane, Inc., “one of the most dangerous employers in America.”

  1. Part One: At a Texas Foundry, an Indifference to Life

  2. Part Two: A Family’s Fortune, a Legacy of Blood and Tears

  3. Part Three: Deaths on the Job, Slaps on the Wrist

David Barstow, Lowell Bergman New York Times Jan 2003 1h10min Permalink