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High Scaling by the Vermont DOT
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Video: Rockfall Mitigation on Vermont’s Interstates

June 13, 2019 rockman Comments Off on Video: Rockfall Mitigation on Vermont’s Interstates

This is a great video by Vermont DOT that describes how scaling is used as part of their mitigation efforts for rockfall. If you have never seen how high scaling works, this gives you a […]

Location of a March 2018 fatality on a rockfall scaling project in Colorado on US 6 in Clear Creak Canyon
Geologic Hazards

Man Killed After Fall During Rock Scaling Work in Colorado

March 21, 2018 rockman Comments Off on Man Killed After Fall During Rock Scaling Work in Colorado

A man was killed on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 when he fell 50 to 70 feet while working on a rock scaling project in Clear Creek Canyon on US 6 in Colorado.  The man, 40-year-old Jaime […]

Helicopter sledgehammer used to scale loose rocks from a cliff in Norway.
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Video: Helicopter Based Rock Scaling “Sledgehammer”

October 1, 2009 rockman 3

[Updated May 26, 2011] A new, cleaner, longer version of the video has surfaced on YouTube recently.  You can see it embedded below.  It includes some footage of attempts to "water bomb" the rock loose […]

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