Digging Dangers 34 Overview:

In "Digging Dangers 34: Reduced to Rubble" we cover three major gas related digging accidents from 2022-2023.

Incidents in Volume 34:

Dec. 13, 2022, Susquehanna PA: A smoldering crater now sits where a home once stood after a plumbing company doing work at the hous...

Digging Dangers 33 Overview (2022 Accidents):

"Some argue that cities represent the last frontier for damage prevention." In "A Tale of Four Cities" we cover four digging accidents that all derive from city-involved projects in 2022.

Incidents in Volume 33:

March 10th, Lubbock TX: Fire fighte...

Digging Dangers 32: No Man’s Land includes major water, gas and electrical accidents that impacted the underground utility industry. No Man’s Land represents that place that no one wants to be, and in the underground utility world, those places are usually in the middle of digging accidents.

In...

Water main and sewer breaks, gas leaks, and fiber outages – you’ve seen all of these in Digging Dangers before, but the added complexities of the pandemic puts these accidents in a new light.

There is a higher dependence on internet services from government and private parties. You’ll see multip...

Digging Dangers 30 Overview:
In our 30th volume, we thank Ron Rosencrans, the founder of Digging Dangers. Ron played a significant part in the development of damage prevention through publishing "Underground Focus" magazine (later "American Locator") and producing Digging Dangers for many years.
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Digging Dangers 29: Good Intentions covers a broad variety of accidents, including power, gas, water, and sewer strikes that caused personal harm and will raise awareness for the potential danger on any excavation site.

The most significant accident we cover in Good Intentions is the tragic expl...

Digging Dangers 28: Facing the Dragon looks at significant 2017 underground utility accidents, including a gas well accident in Firestone, CO, a downtown fire in Dallas, an electric accident destroying a home in Texas, and a highly publicized electric strike that shut down North Carolina’s Outer ...

Digging Dangers 27: When Things Go South uses real interviews with first responders and on-site accident footage to provide vital information on how a contractor should respond to a gas leak.

Runtime: 11:42

Digging Dangers 26: Ghost in the Machine deals with natural gas accidents, including two fatal pipeline tragedies.

Runtime: 16:40

Digging Dangers 26: Fast and Furious looks at multiple accidents in 2015 related to major fiber rollouts, as well as significant telecom and water main hits. Also included are gas leaks in high consequence areas such as Washington D.C. and Los Angeles.

Runtime: 15:00

Digging Dangers 25: Rearview Mirror features digging accidents from New Jersey to California. As always, the video’s subtle messaging requires viewers to think, “What would I have done in that situation?”

Runtime: 16:45

Digging Dangers 24: Strike Three! contains analysis of major buried utility accidents from 2013, including the evacuation of the entire town of Milford, TX after a pipeline break, and the explosion of JJ’s Restaurant in Kansas City, MO.

Runtime: 17:32

Digging Dangers 23: The Seven Deadly Sins features an interview with a utility superintendent whose sewer lateral was damaged by directional boring which led to H2S poisoning. In addition, a first hand account of the West Haverstraw, NY accident, taken at the scene, illustrates the importance of ...