Yearly Archives: 2017

Fire Station urges to call 811 before digging

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A 30-foot-high shovel went on display at a Woodland Hills fire station Friday as part of a campaign urging residents to dial 811 before doing any digging so authorities can ensure there are no underground utility lines at risk of being damaged. “About 60 percent of pipeline damage due to […]

Digging Dangers 24 – Excavation Accidents of 2013

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Compilation of excavation accidents involving buried utilities in 2013, including a pipeline accident and natural gas explosions, as narrated by Mike Parilac of Digging Dangers.

The true cost of utility strikes and damage

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Retired firefighter Tom Neal spent 30 years rushing to scenes of potential death or injury. But he ranks what happened on December 11, 1998, as he was standing on a sidewalk in St. Cloud, Minnesota, at the top of his list of close calls. Along with three other firefighters, Neal […]

Streetcar work damages AT&T line in Milwaukee

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Streetcar construction in downtown Milwaukee hasn’t been without glitches. A contractor damaged an underground telecommunications line for AT&T, which affected internet, landline and wireless services. Some area businesses were left without Internet and phone service after workers on Broadway Avenue damaged a utility line Wednesday. Construction crews this week have […]

In Colorado, gas line damage from digging happens as often as four times a day

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Nearly four times a day in Colorado, developers, homeowners or builders hit gas pipelines while excavating or digging into the ground, sometimes with deadly consequences such as the fatal explosion in Firestone that was caused by a severed line near a home. But Colorado officials have an inadequate system for […]