"The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recognized an alarming increase in the number of injuries and fatalities occurring at communication tower work sites, according to the suits."
Kyla Asbury, wvrecord.com, 20 November 2015
CLARKSBURG – Four lawsuits have been filed in federal court regarding injuries and two deaths caused by a collapsed cell tower.
SBA Communications Corp.; SBA Towers LLC; SBA Infrastructure LLC; SBA Network Services LLC; FDH Velocitel; FDH Engineering Inc.; FDH Innovation; and FDH Inc. were all named as defendants in the suit.
On Feb. 1, 2014, Randall McElhaney, Terry Lee Richard Jr., Jerry Hill and Kyle Kirkpatrick were repairing and removing old structural supports when the Despard Cell Tower collapsed, according to a first amended complaint filed Sept. 9 in Harrison Circuit Court and removed to federal court on Nov. 2.