Order 15573 - AGI Construction: Probable Violations of Dig Safe Law
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
DIVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
100 ORANGE STREET
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
IN RE: PROBABLE DIG SAFE LAW VIOLATION
AGI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
DOCKET NO. D-98-5
REPORT AND ORDER
On March 19, 1998, the Division held a hearing at 100 Orange Street, Providence, Rhode Island to determine if AGI Construction Company violated Section 39-1.1-10 of the Dig Safe Law relating to excavation activities at 20 Park Street, Providence, Rhode Island.
Anthony Pirolli, of Providence Gas Company, was Construction Inspector at the Providence Place Mall Project where the alleged violation occurred. He said Dig Safe had been called and the site had been marked as required by law. He said the gas main was broken by a backhoe during excavation.
Mark Albert, owner of AGI Construction, admitted in his testimony that his operator had broken the main. He said one person was fired and another suspended because of the incident.
FINDINGS
The Division finds that AGI Construction violated 39-1.1-10 of the Dig Safe Law.
DATED AND EFFECTIVE AT PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND THIS DAY OF MARCH, 1998.
Bruce A. Stevenson
Hearing Officer
APPROVED:
Thomas F. Ahern
Administrator
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