Sentences with phrase «downed utility poles»

Following a fairly unique collision involving a downed utility pole, reasons for judgement were published last week by the BC Supreme Court, Kamloops Registry, assessing damages for a C5 - C6 disc injury requiring surgical intervention.

Whether it's a bad storm or a downed utility pole, power outages can strike at any time.

Not exact matches

While the storm didn't destroy the entire power grid, it did knock down 80 percent of the island's utility poles and all transmission lines.

Turns out, the culprit was a semi-truck, which knocked over a utility pole and knocked out a transformer (the power - grid kind, not the robot kind) in Texas, which in turn started a chain of events that ended up taking down a bunch of sites hosted by server provider Rackspace.

National Grid and NYSEG continue to work on restoration efforts after the wind storm on Wednesday that brought down power lines, utility poles and trees and caused damage throughout Western New York.

Director of State Operations Howard Glaser said NYSEG has reported 2,500 wires down and 200 utility poles broken over an area the size of Connecticut.

Only the white line down the middle of a road flanked by utility poles indicates the automobile age.

Small transformers commonly seen on utility poles step the voltage down again to levels that are safe for your home wiring and appliances.

The car continued on down Adams Street and then careened into a utility pole.