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Accidental “hits” on utility lines continues to be a very real problem in Oklahoma and across the nation.  It is also avoidable.  April has been declared Safe Digging month by Governor Fallin. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is joining with the Governor to remind all Oklahomans of the importance of calling 8-1-1 or 1-800-522-OKIE before starting any project that involves digging.

Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chairman Bob Anthony says the warning is for all Oklahomans, not just those doing large projects.

Commissioner Dana Murphy is chair of the Governor’s Pipeline Safety Task Force, which evaluated Oklahoma’s pipeline safety laws over the past two years.  She says safe digging is the center point of preventing loss of life, property, and utility service.

People have been killed or badly injured as a result of striking an underground pipeline,” Murphy noted. “Even if there’s no injury, the damages can result in the loss of critical utility service to many customers, with the cost of damage being paid by utility ratepayers.”