May 25, 2012, 4:32 pm ET · by Ryan Knutson FRONTLINE and Liz Day, ProPublicaFollowing a worker’s non-fatal 100-foot fall from a Texas cell tower last week, one of AT&T’s construction management firms has … Continue reading →
May 23, 2012, 10:00 am ET · by Nathan TobeyWhat are your questions for former cell tower worker Wally Reardon? Ask him on Reddit today or in our live chat.
May 22, 2012, 10:30 pm ET · by Nathan TobeyJoin Cell Tower Deaths reporters Ryan Knutson and Liz Day for a live chat featuring former cell tower climber Wally Reardon and guest questioner Ben Drawbaugh from Engadget. You can leave a question now.
May 22, 2012, 9:37 pm ETMore workers are now employed by a vast network of subcontractors that affects not just industries like tower climbers and construction, but also the health care, logistics, retail and service industries. FRONTLINE interviewed David Weil to understand how the system works now, and why it’s changing the way Americans work today.
May 22, 2012, 9:36 pm ET · by Ryan Knutson FRONTLINE and Liz Day, ProPublicaThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics does not have a standard code for tower climbing and, thus, does not compile uniform data on tower workers’ fatality rates. We used OSHA’s methodology to calculate deaths per 100,000 workers for the tower industry for each year from 2003 to 2010.
May 22, 2012, 9:36 pm ETOSHA’s legal authorities depend on who employs on-site workers, explains Jordan Barab, the agency’s second in command.