Last year on April 12, members of IBEW Local 104, Joseph Boyd III and John Loughran, were killed when the crane on which they were working toppled nearly 140 feet to the ground. The men were harnessed to the personnel platform attached to the truck-mounted crane when they fell to their death. Shortly after the …
This year’s Lineman Rodeo and Summer Outing were held on August 8th at the American Legion in Epping, NH. Participants competed in an apprentice and journeyman Speed Climb competition and an apprentice and journeyman Hurt Man Rescue competition. In the Speed Climb competitors tried to climb up the pole as fast as they could with …