Downtime – Natural Gas v. Telecommunications
Table 12 shows how the question “Did the excavator incur downtime?” is answered. Again, this question is seldom completed, but when it is, damages to telecommunication facilities involve a “yes” answer more often. This is likely due to a higher percentage of these reports coming from the excavator as event source.
Table 12—Excavator downtime incurred for natural gas and telecom damages
|
|
Natural Gas
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Telecommunications
|
|
Downtime
|
Damages
|
% of
Total-All
|
% of
Total-Known
|
Damages
|
% of Total-All
|
% of
Total-Known
|
|
Blank
|
57,028
|
70.31%
|
|
61,468
|
68.22%
|
|
|
No
|
13,874
|
17.11%
|
57.62%
|
9,870
|
10.95%
|
34.46%
|
|
Yes
|
10,203
|
12.58%
|
42.38%
|
18,771
|
20.83%
|
65.54%
|