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FRONTLINE: Cell Tower Deaths

Jay Guilford, top, fell to his death in 2008 while installing cell phone antennas on a tower in Indiana.
Courtesy of Bridget Pierce Guilford
Jay Guilford, top, fell to his death in 2008 while installing cell phone antennas on a tower in Indiana.

Examining the toll that building and servicing America's cellular infrastructure is taking on cell-tower workers, who are 10 times more likely than an average construction worker to die on the job. Also: a report on the reliability of expert testimony.

Airs Tuesday, May 22 at 9pm on Channel 5.

http://video.pbs.org/video/2191520284