Page 8 - AL811 2022 issue 4

Co
r
their com
d
current fin
l
Informatio
e
m
e
o
e ei
t
(
h
(
t
t
g
t
o
m
m
n
e
m
mm
C
C
r
r
d
d
n
R
G
G
a
a
u
u
i
i
m
d
d
A
A
n
n
n
n
e
a
e
a
i
i
g
g
o
o
e
)
)
t
t
s
f
s
f
n
n
G
,
t
,
t
i
i
p
s
s
e
e
o
s
s
G
h
h
s
s
r
r
r
,
h
,
h
o
o
t
r
r
e
n
e
n
o
o
c
c
o
o
m
i
m
i
i
i
a
a
n
u
u
a
a
a
s
p
s
p
g
T
t
n
n
t
t
i
t
t
i
i
s
2
s
2
d
d
A
o
o
o
n
d
u
u
o
Al
n
n
b
b
0
0
o
a
a
l
l
ll
2
2
i
i
li
l
n
l
n
e
ia
s
s
1
D
1
D
a
d
h
h
n
n
o
o
i
c
e
e
a
a
c
c
r
n
n
a
d
t
d
t
p
p
t
m
m
r
r
e
h
h
a
a
o
o
d
t
e
e
g
g
fi
fi
e
c
t
i
i
i
g
c
h
c
o
o
e
p
d
p
o
m
n
t
m
n
l
n
e
a
a
n
r
r
o
o
p
p
u
u
g
e
e
t
t
s
s
i
i
o
o
o
v
v
e
e
fi
fi
r
r
i
e
e
s
o
s
o
t
t
n
n
n
c
c
a
a
g
c
t
t
a
a
i
i
t
t
n
n
f
d
f
d
o
o
i
i
c
c
o
o
e
o
e
o
h
n
p
n
p
n
t
n
t
a
a
a
m
m
l
l
r
r
f
a
f
a
o
t
o
t
a
a
e
o
o
g
g
n
c
c
d
d
e
e
g
e
e
h
h
d
d
s
t
s
t
e
s
s
e
8
e
8
r
r
s
i
s
s
e
e
o
c
o
c
—
—
1
1
s
s
n
t
1
c
1
c
s
s
i
i
i
i
n
n
n
n
r
r
i
i
h
c
c
e
e
g
t
g
t
t
t
l
l
n
n
i
i
e
d
u
u
t
t
c
c
d
d
e
e
h
h
a
a
r
r
l
f
l
f
a
i
i
;
f
;
f
e
o
e
o
m
n
n
a
a
g
n
g
n
a
a
n
n
c
c
a
i
i
i
i
g
g
l
l
g
g
l
l
e
e
o
c
u
u
o
o
i
i
t
t
r
r
i
i
i
e
a
n
e
e
g
i
s
t
s
t
o
p
e
e
n
n
u
n
n
o
o
s
s
c
c
c
c
o
o
l
l
b
h
h
n
n
m
m
u
u
l
a
a
s
s
a
i
i
i
d
d
c
w
n
n
s
s
f
e
e
m
m
e
s
e
s
c
c
t
t
i
i
e
e
e
e
n
n
n
n
x
n
n
t
t
o
r
r
r
g
e
g
e
t
a
t
a
c
d
d
e
e
k
a
a
a
n
n
s
s
x
x
n
n
v
t
t
g
g
a
c
c
i
i
d
e
d
e
t
o
o
t
t
a
a
i
n
n
h
h
t
a
v
v
o
e
e
s
f
s
f
k
a
a
ffi
ffi
n
w
n
n
e
t
t
i
i
o
o
c
c
r
r
n
n
h
r
e
r
e
i
i
o
o
o
e
e
i
g
e
g
e
m
t
m
t
l
n
n
t
d
d
d
h
t
u
t
u
i
n
n
e
u
u
n
t
h
h
r
g
g
c
c
s
s
s
e
R
e
R
a
a
a
a
,
e
e
o
e
o
t
t
h
g
g
i
i
e
t
e
e
x
o
o
f
8
f
8
e
e
m
m
p
n
a
n
a
p
p
o
o
o
e
e
a
1
1
l
1
a
1
a
e
r
r
n
n
n
r
r
r
t
w
t
w
d
o
o
a
i
n
u
u
s
w
s
w
n
n
n
i
i
t
t
lines, peop
d
p
s
p
y
p
d
r
r
l
l
o
o
e
w
e
w
t
t
e
e
c
c
h
h
t
t
i
i
o
d
o
d
n
n
g
u
g
u
i
i
g
n
g
n
i
a
n
n
t
i
d
d
e
e
o
e
e
a
a
n
d
r
r
r
t
r
t
g
g
r
r
e
h
h
o
o
d
e
e
u
u
i
m
a
m
a
c
n
n
a
d
u
d
u
t
e
n
n
d
t
t
t
d
i
i
i
l
l
i
i
o
p
t
t
y
d
d
g
d
.
T
s
T
t
o
d
r
r
i
i
h
h
n
v
v
e
a
e
a
g
e
t
e
t
o
i
n
n
n
h
h
a
a
g
c
e
e
l
l
s
s
y
y
e
d
e
d
s
s
h
i
i
a
s
o
s
o
l
a
a
l
m
m
e
f
2
f
2
n
a
a
g
g
g
0
0
e
e
n
e
n
2
2
s
i
1
d
1
d
n
t
u
u
a
a
m
m
t
t
a
s
a
s
h
b
b
e
d
e
e
r
r
u
u
s
d
s
d
g
g
a
g
g
m
e
e
o
o
s
s
a
w
w
t
t
s
t
s
t
n
n
.
d
h
h
a
a
t
i
u
a
a
n
n
c
c
b
m
m
r
r
l
e
e
i
a
a
c
w
g
g
a
a
e
p
e
p
s
s
i
i
n
n
o
g
c
g
c
r
r
r
k
e
e
s
s
v
v
o
o
e
e
n
n
n
n
t
s
s
a
t
t
t
t
i
i
k
o
o
r
r
e
n
o
n
o
u
u
h
c
c
t
t
o
i
i
l
u
u
o
o
d
t
t
n
a
n
a
e
r
r
r
e
e
s
a
a
c
c
,
e
c
c
t
t
h
t
h
t
i
i
v
v
x
i
i
p
t
t
o
a
o
a
y
y
a
,
a
,
a
n
d
d
d
n
n
i
d
d
n
r
r
e
e
s
s
c
e
e
l
l
Report. T
e
.
T
o
)
h
a
h
a
n
R
e
n
n
p
n
n
o
u
u
r
a
e
provides a comprehensive accounting
a
t
l
D
l
D
i
n
g
T
I
I
R
R
o
T
R
T
R
o
l
(
l
(
e
e
D
D
p
p
I
I
o
o
R
R
r
r
t
t
z
T
T
)
a
t
e
t
t
c
r
c
o
p
o
p
l
e
a
o
o
r
t
t
a
h
h
n
o
o
c
l
l
e
e
a
e
a
;
f
a
n
n
c
d
d
/
/
o
o
r
m
r
m
i
e
s
n
a
a
i
i
o
n
n
t
m
t
t
a
a
i
i
n
s
n
s
a
r
k
u
u
e
ffi
ffi
d
o
c
c
i
i
e
e
n
n
z
t
s
s
o
o
n
n
a
e
f
e
e
x
c
a
v
a
t
i
o
n
w
i
t
h
i
n
t
h
e
t
o
l
e
r
a
n
c
l
.
e
a
e
r
a
n
c
e
;
f
a
c
i
l
i
t
and analysis of damages to buried infrastructure in the U.S. and Canada to help stakeholders understand the current damage landscape and the factors contributing to underground facility damages.
e
s
i
l
i
t
i
e
s
n
o
t
m
a
r
k
e
d
o
r
T
T
s
k
.
k
A A
a
h
h
e
n
.
y
f
e
2
e
2
a
n
0
0
c
a
2
2
i
l
l
1
D
1
D
i
y
t
s
y
t
i
s
o
I
I
R
R
y
T
R
T
R
p
f
t
e
s
a
e
e
e
p
p
n
o
o
d
e
r
r
t
a
t
a
v
l
l
e
s
s
n
o
h
o
h
t
s
i
i
u
g
g
b
h
h
m
l
l
i
i
i
g
g
t
h
h
t
e
e
t
t
y
f
a
c
i
l
i
t
y
t
y
p
e
s
a
n
d
e
v
e
n
t
s
u
b
m
i
t
t
r
r
s
s
The Report analyzed all 2021 data submitted to DIRT by facility operators, utility locating companies, 811 centers (one call centers), contractors, regulators and other stakeholders
from the U.S. and Canada. The Report contextualized the data utilizing different models as part of a three-
year trend analysis (2019-2021), which points to an overall plateau or slight increase in damages since 2019. At a time of increasing excavation activity and greater infrastructure funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, the Report underscores the
marked inaccurately due to locator error; and other improper excavation practices—are consistently responsible for more than 76% of damages that occur, and addressing these challenges would significantly reduce instances
of damages and near misses. The Report recommends that stakeholders tailor damage prevention efforts and investment to address the specific leading root causes to most effectively lower damages and improve the damage prevention process. Additional
The 2021 DIRT Report spotlights the need for all stakeholders to improve the quality and amount of damage
6 • Alabama 811 2022, Issue 4
i
s
o
f
t
e
l
l
e
e
c
c
o
n
(including cable TV) damages as compared to natural gas damages reveals that when these facility owners/ operators excavate, they contribute to damaging their own/industry specific assets – with telecommunications causing damage to their own industry facilities about twice as often as natural gas. In addition, DIRT event submitters, specifically excavators, road builders and engineering firms, are more likely to report damaging telecommunications facilities and point to locating practices as the root cause.
a
n
a
l
y
s
o
m
m
m
m
u
u
n
n
i
i
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
c
c
a
a
t
t
i
i
o
o
n
n
s
s