Do Cell-Tower Climbers Have the Nation’s Deadliest Job?

Working on cellphone towers is the deadliest job in the U.S., according to a trade publication whose report was picked up by several tech blogs.

The claim gained credibility when it was repeated by the head of OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration), and it is being touted in publicity materials for a “ Dateline” special to air tonight about the job.

But a different federal agency that compiles job-safety statistics can’t verify the claim — which should come with a few caveats.

Full story in The Wall Street Journal.

emily | 10:49 PM | News, Buzz |
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