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2021 DIRT Report Charts & Infographics

Root Causes Data Sheet

CGA’s 2021 Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report analyzes all 2021 damage data submitted voluntarily by facility operators, utility locating companies, one call centers, contractors, regulators and others from the U.S. and Canada and provides recommendations for the damage prevention industry to address the persistent root causes of underground utility damages.

2021 DIRT Report Charts & Graphs

Top Reported Damages by Root Cause for 2021

Telecommunications: Reported Damages by Root Cause

Spending & Transmissions Over Time

Reported Damages by Root Cause Group

Reported Damages by Root Cause for 2021

Reported Damages by Root Cause - Excavator Reports

Reported Damages by Facility Operation

Reported Damages by Event Source

Natural Gas: Reported Damages by Root Cause

Locating Practices Root Causes

Locating Practices Root Causes

Invalid Use of Request by Excavator Root Causes

Invalid Use of Request by Excavator

Incoming Requests/Outgoing Transmissions

Excavation Practices Root Causes

Excavating Practices Root Causes

DQI Scatterplot

Damages by Root Cause Group - Horizontal Directional Drilling

Damages by Event Source - Horizontal Directional Drilling

Damage Root Cause Groups

Damage Root Cause Group by Facility Damaged - Horizontal Directional Drilling

Damage Root Cause Group - Facility Damaged Excavator Reports

Damage Root Cause Group - Facility Damaged

Damage Root Cause Group - Excavator Type

Damage Root Cause Group - Event Source

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