NCE Tower Collapses in Missouri, Killing a Worker
A broadcast tower owned by noncommercial KOZK Springfield, Missouri, collapsed while being worked on Thursday, killing one worker, local fire and rescue officials told us. Six people were working on the 1,980-foot tower, near Fordland, when it collapsed, said a…
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spokesman for the Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District. The workers, identified by the spokesman as contractors, were about 105 feet off the ground when the tower collapsed, the spokesman said. Three were transported to the hospital with minor injuries, he said. The work was taking place to comply with “FCC regulations,” the spokesman said. Fire and rescue officials were unsure which agency will handle an investigation of the cause of the incident. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigated a 2017 tower collapse in Miami that killed three workers and eventually proposed a $13,000 fine to the contractor (see 1803270044). KOZK, OSHA and the Webster County Sheriff’s Office didn’t comment.