OSHA Warns Companies After Rise in Cell Tower Deaths

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): Cellphone tower contractors and the companies that hire them need to strictly comply with safety standards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday, citing "an alarming increase" in preventable injuries and deaths.

The warning in a letter to employers followed a rise last year in fatalities among tower climbers, a job once called the most dangerous in America. The agency said it is concerned about the possibility of future incidents, especially when employees of subcontractors are doing the...

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