Technician succumbs following a 100-foot fall in Greeneville, Tennessee

In Featured News, Incident Report News by Wireless Estimator

A tower technician fell to his death this afternoon in Greeneville, Tenn., according to Greene County EMS Director Robert Sayne, who said he was at approximately the 100-foot level when the incident occurred. Sayne did not have any additional information. An individual familiar with the worker’s death, said the tech was working on an Ericsson project for Sprint on a 197-foot monopole owned by Crown Castle when he fell. His employer, reportedly an Ohio-based company, did not answer their phone late this afternoon. Wireless Estimator will provide additional information as it becomes available.