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On the farm, excavation is a way of life, and accidents involving underground utility lines occur daily. Projects such as tile plowing, deep ripping, sub-soiling, and setting posts in particular can create safety hazards if you don’t know where critical underground utility lines like rural water, fiber optic, electric, pipeline, and high-pressure gas distribution systems are located on your property. Keep safety top of mind by always contacting JULIE before you dig to verify the location and depth of underground utility lines. It’s FREE, easy, quick, and can save your life.

5 Steps To Safe Digging On The Farm

1: Pre-mark Your Dig Site With White Paint Or Flags


2: Contact JULIE Before You Dig Online Or Call 811 To Submit A Locate Request


3: Wait The Required Amount Of Time—At Least Two Business Days


4: Respect The Marks


5: Dig With Care

Every Project. Every Time.

Underground utility lines can be located 12 inches or less below the surface and depth can change over time due to erosion, land use, subsoil activities, land contouring, and other factors. So never assume the location or depth of underground utility lines. Striking just one can result in injury to yourself or others, cost you time and repair charges, and cause tremendous property and environmental damage that can impact your family for generations. Protect your land and your legacy by contacting JULIE to have underground utility lines marked for free. Every project. Every time.

This case study demonstrates how accidents happen and the consequences of hitting an underground utility line. Protect yourself, your employees, your land, and your life by contacting JULIE before you dig.

On the morning of December 5, 2017, two owners and two employees of a farm were installing drainage tile on property that the company had leased for many years in Dixon, Illinois. After completing approximately 400 feet of tile installation, the tiling plow became lodged on an underground object. In order to free the lodged plow, the farmers hooked up a second tractor in front of the first one.

At 10:09 a.m., the two tractors ruptured a 20-inch, high-pressure natural gas pipeline. The escaping natural gas ignited almost immediately, tragically killing the two owners, severely injuring one employee and minimally injuring the other employee. Unfortunately, no one had contacted 811 to have lines marked prior to the installation project.
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