Comparable Dataset - Event Sources and Facilities Damaged
Event Sources – Comparable Dataset
Top four event sources for comparable datasets
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Event Source
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Percentage of Total
(2019-2021)
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Excavator, Road Builder, Engineering
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29% - 31%
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Natural Gas
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27%
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Telecomm
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25% - 27%
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Locator
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9% - 10%
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Facility Damaged – Comparable Dataset
Table 5—Top five facilities damaged for comparable datasets
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Facility Damaged
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Percentage of Total
(2019-2021)
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Telecomm
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41% - 44%
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Natural Gas
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37% - 39%
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Electric
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8%
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Cable TV
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7% - 8%
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Water & Sewer
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4%
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Due to the makeup of the comparable dataset, facilities damaged remains very consistent. For contributing facility owners/operators, the majority of their DIRT reports identify their own facility as damaged. Excavators and 811 centers (one call centers) are not as directly linked to a particular facility type, so the facilities damaged they report may fluctuate a bit year-to-year.