[SixClub] W5TFW injured in tower accident

[Earl Dugdale]

Joey:

What happened 10 minuets ago we can't change, we can only change the 
next 10 minutes. hi..hi. I use this from my X life and new home. But my 
health is in better shape then your situation. But the same, Always 
someone around to help with tower and antenna stuff, You will just have 
to call in one of them I.O.U's  U have around. ha..ha.  Well, The most 
important thing is you are still here and are on a slow mend, things 
will get better, and lets hope all will be 100% soon or later even. We 
only have one shot it it bud. be careful. Family & Friends and Ham are 
very important to me and others, We learn from each other in the hobby, 
be it good or bad , Well I don't know what else to say other then take 
care of you self man and take your time to recover.  I have a good 
thought for you to day Joey.
Take care my friend and 73's 4 now. from VE7 Land.

Earl & My Dog Pepper
VE7PTP
#1983


Richard Joey Fiero II W5TFW wrote:

> OK I am home!
>
> let me try to start to set the record straight. 1st. what happened.
>
> I was on a tower that was 100' tall I removed all the antennas, and 
> 60' of tower. the tower was bolted to the side of the house. at 30'  
> when I moved the jim pole to take down the 4th section. the tower 
> broke.the bracket didnt hold and it started falling. I released my 
> belt and jumped to get clear.
> I broke my left ankle, pelvis 1 rib & had internal bleeding.  later I 
> had a P.E.   thats a blood clot in my left lung.  I am on lortab, 
> cummaden, and a variety of other stuff now but I am alive.
>
> I dont have much energy right now and things are going to have to wait 
> for awhile. but in time I will mend.
> My thanks, to all concerned,  my family thought I was going to die on 
> them, so I guess my climbing days are over.
> I hope this begins to clarify what happened.
> PLEASE be carefull on Towers.
>
>                                                                             
>                            Joey
> Richard Joey Fiero II
> W5TFW  EM-40
> QSL Manager USS KIDD W5KID
> Director 6 Club    www.6mt.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard E. Teague" <k5btp at cox.net>
> To: "'World Wide Six Meter Club'" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:19 PM
> Subject: [SixClub] W5TFW injured in tower accident
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Joey's injuries are NOT life threatening, but he is in the hospital 
>> tonight
>> with a broken ankle which will require surgery to repair.
>>
>> This afternoon while taking down a tower, one of the tower legs broke 
>> and the
>> tower collapsed with Joey on it.  He was about 30 feet up.  When the 
>> tower
>> reached about a 45 degree inclination he jumped free of it and landed on
>> his back, then the tower landed across hid chest. Fortunately the top 
>> of the
>> tower hit a barbed wire fence first and broke 2 strands of wire 
>> before it hit
>> Joey. At about 15:30 CDT he was transported to Baton Rouge General 
>> Hospital
>> Mid-City. After numerous x-rays and a CT scan, the doctors are 
>> convinced that he
>> has no serious internal injuries and no neck and back problems. He 
>> will undergo
>> surgery tomorrow to repair the ankle.
>>
>> I don't know yet how long he will be in the hospital. He will 
>> probably not be
>> able to return to the list for at least a week, maybe longer. In the 
>> interim,
>> I will try to keep an eye on the list to answer moderator requests 
>> and help out.
>> As soon as he feels like dealing with it, I will bring him a laptop 
>> with a
>> wireless connection and an HT :)
>>
>>
>> 73
>> Richard  K5BTP
>>
>>
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