The Old Saying “What You Can’t See, Can’t Hurt You” Is Not True In Utility Excavation… Especially When It Applies To Cross Bores
CROSS BORES: A HIDDEN MINEFIELD Working outdoors in Minnesota in February isn’t fun, but working indoors is apparently no picnic either. In February of 2010, a contract plumber was snaking out a clogged sewer lateral in St. Paul when his gear made contact with something he wasn’t expecting – a gas line that had been bored …