[SixClub] W5TFW injured in tower accident

[Larry Brown]

Glad to hear you are home Joey! Don't overdo,just let your body dictate what 
it can handle for a while.
Know that your friends are here for you!
Larry
KG4ZAR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Joey Fiero II W5TFW" <w5tfw at arrl.net>
To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] W5TFW injured in tower accident


> 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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