Transmission Tower Collapses 3

[dik]

from the CBC, "In the wake of a fatal transmission line tower collapse in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Manitoba Federation of Labour is calling on Manitoba Hydro to make sure workers doing similar work in this province are safe.

"I hope these things are being looked at seriously and I'm very fearful," said MFL president Kevin Rebeck, worried that the accident in Newfoundland could be repeated in Manitoba. 5 Manitoba Hydro transmission towers collapse during assembly.

Condolences pour in as Forbes Bros. confirms 2 employees killed in transmission tower collapse. Two workers died Monday when a steel transmission tower collapsed while being built near Come by Chance, N.L.

Manitoba Hydro has had five transmission towers collapse between February and May this year, although there were no injuries reported in the Manitoba incidents."

There have been large staff cut-backs at Manitoba Hydro of late.

Dik

 

[JohnRBaker]

Another place I wouldn't want to be during an earthquake ;-)

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[HamburgerHelper]

I don't know what it is about some russians but there are a ton of videos on youtube of people screwing around on towers and buildings. I think these guys on top of the tower in LA would get the hibbie gibbies doing some of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtg-PB_j33s

 

[sandman21]

Trust me, even a magnitude 1 event would be noticed at the top of a structure/column as tall as the one shown in the photo, if the epicenter was in the downtown area.

Photo is of Wilshire Grand spire, you would not feel a 1.0 earthquake at the top of the building.

 

[canwesteng]

Magnitude 3 happen around here, they can barely knock down patio furniture... Magnitude 1 is 100x less energy, I doubt anyone has ever noticed.