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Pacific Gas & Electric Co

77 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

150

Incidents

27

Fatalities

120

Injuries

Date Location Fatalities Injuries Property Damage Cause
Feb. 23, 1986 California 0 0 $2,412,568 Unspecified Natural Force Damage
March 9, 1986 California 0 0 $157,263 Miscellaneous Cause
April 26, 1986 California 0 2 $446 Miscellaneous Cause
May 25, 1986 California 0 0 $898,190 Miscellaneous Cause
May 28, 1986 California 1 0 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 22, 1986 California 0 0 $305,592 Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 26, 1986 California 0 0 $125,096 Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 10, 1986 California 2 0 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 8, 1987 California 1 1 $261,243 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
April 17, 1987 California 0 1 $87,081 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
May 12, 1987 California 0 0 $1,741,622 Miscellaneous Cause
May 19, 1987 California 0 1 $17,938 Third Party Excavation Damage
May 31, 1987 California 0 0 $130,621 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
June 8, 1987 California 0 0 $1,741,622 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
July 24, 1987 California 0 0 $174,162 Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 23, 1987 California 0 2 $1,741 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 5, 1987 California 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 17, 1987 California 0 1 $121,913 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Nov. 1, 1987 California 0 0 $298,862 Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 28, 1988 California 0 0 $202,789 Earth Movement
March 21, 1988 California 0 2 $84,425 Third Party Excavation Damage
May 18, 1988 California 0 0 $118,195 Miscellaneous Cause
May 26, 1988 California 0 1 $8,273 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 8, 1988 California 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
July 14, 1988 California 0 1 $84,425 Miscellaneous Cause
July 15, 1988 California 0 0 $143,522 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Aug. 12, 1988 California 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Sept. 20, 1988 California 0 0 $1,690,191 Miscellaneous Cause
Oct. 15, 1988 California 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Oct. 31, 1988 California 0 0 $109,752 Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 3, 1988 California 2 0 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 4, 1988 California 0 0 $110,596 Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 4, 1988 California 0 0 $110,596 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
March 1, 1989 California 0 0 $163,347 Miscellaneous Cause
April 24, 1989 California 0 0 $243,802 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
July 13, 1989 California 1 4 $812 Miscellaneous Cause
July 27, 1989 California 0 1 $41,934 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 20, 1989 California 0 1 $0 Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Oct. 21, 1989 California 0 2 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
May 17, 1990 California 2 0 $31,891 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 25, 1990 California 0 1 $129,288 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
July 20, 1990 California 0 0 $156,948 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Aug. 13, 1990 California 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Aug. 14, 1990 California 0 0 $156,713 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Aug. 22, 1990 California 0 0 $258,577 Miscellaneous Cause
Sept. 5, 1990 California 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Nov. 15, 1990 California 0 2 $195,892 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 21, 1990 California 0 1 $728,719 Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 31, 1991 California 0 1 $114,038 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Sept. 1, 1991 California 0 0 $242,198 Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 12, 1991 California 0 0 $113,585 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Dec. 28, 1991 California 2 3 $755,219 Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 8, 1992 California 0 1 $0 External Corrosion
July 14, 1992 California 0 0 $523,051 Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 22, 1993 California 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
April 13, 1994 California 0 0 $5,077,403 Miscellaneous Cause
June 15, 1994 California 0 2 $67,698 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 28, 1994 California 0 0 $2,115,584 Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 12, 1994 California 0 0 $352,597 Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 11, 1995 California 0 0 $207,197 Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 22, 1995 California 1 0 $69,065 Miscellaneous Cause
April 25, 1995 California 0 0 $372,956 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 2, 1995 California 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 16, 1995 California 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 11, 1995 California 0 1 $1,381 Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 30, 1995 California 2 0 $55,252 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
July 22, 1996 California 0 1 $86,738 Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 2, 1996 California 0 0 $135,529 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Sept. 28, 1996 California 0 0 $677,647 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Dec. 7, 1996 California 0 0 $105,713 Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 26, 1997 California 0 0 $133,204 Unspecified Excavation Damage
May 15, 1997 California 1 2 $230,443 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 29, 1997 California 0 0 $133,204 Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 17, 1998 California 0 0 $658,036 Third Party Excavation Damage
March 15, 1998 California 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
April 22, 1998 California 0 1 $5,264,289 Unspecified Natural Force Damage
May 16, 1998 California 0 2 $658,036 Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 6, 1999 California 0 1 $101,323 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Sept. 8, 1999 California 0 0 $232,524 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Nov. 11, 1999 California 0 0 $133,799 Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 24, 1999 California 1 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 20, 1999 California 0 0 $158,480 Third Party Excavation Damage
March 30, 2000 California 0 0 $254,660 Third Party Excavation Damage
July 4, 2000 California 0 0 $97,407 Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 11, 2000 California 0 0 $261,026 Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 25, 2000 California 0 1 $57,298 Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 16, 2000 California 0 0 $320,871 Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 26, 2000 California 0 0 $190,995 Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 26, 2001 California 0 0 $126,906 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 16, 2001 California 0 0 $149,302 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 11, 2002 California 0 1 $73,353 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 21, 2002 California 0 0 $184,607 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
May 7, 2003 California 0 0 $499,215 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 25, 2003 California 0 0 $433,054 Third Party Excavation Damage
July 3, 2003 California 0 0 $126,307 Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 22, 2003 California 1 1 $589,435 Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 11, 2003 California 0 0 $902,196 Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 26, 2003 California 0 0 $108,263 Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Dec. 11, 2003 California 0 0 $156,380 Third Party Excavation Damage
July 25, 2004 California 0 0 $107,453 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 26, 2004 California 0 0 $610,291 Body Of Pipe
Dec. 10, 2004 California 0 0 $193,654 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 28, 2005 California 0 0 $239,227 Third Party Excavation Damage
July 7, 2005 California 0 1 $475,054 Internal Corrosion
Sept. 14, 2005 California 0 0 $1,020,234 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Sept. 28, 2005 California 0 0 $140,722 Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
Oct. 23, 2005 California 0 0 $234,536 Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
May 30, 2006 California 0 1 $55,481 Miscellaneous Cause
June 13, 2006 California 0 0 $99,866 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
June 16, 2006 California 0 0 $832,222 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
Aug. 19, 2006 California 0 0 $397,247 Earth Movement
Nov. 20, 2006 California 0 1 $388 Joint/Fitting/Component
Dec. 3, 2006 California 0 1 $58,810 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Jan. 16, 2007 California 0 0 $542,892 External Corrosion
Feb. 4, 2007 California 0 0 $115,038 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 29, 2007 California 0 0 $114,007 Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 23, 2007 California 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Sept. 13, 2007 California 0 0 $133,008 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Nov. 20, 2007 California 0 1 $1,085 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Feb. 2, 2008 California 0 0 $161,410 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
March 29, 2008 California 0 0 $107,676 Miscellaneous Cause
April 12, 2008 California 0 0 $162,037 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
May 10, 2008 California 0 1 $33,452 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
Oct. 22, 2008 California 0 1 $3,188 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Nov. 15, 2008 California 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Dec. 24, 2008 California 1 2 $52,270 Unknown Cause
April 3, 2009 California 0 0 $1,546,559 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 24, 2009 California 0 0 $284,730 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 6, 2009 California 0 0 $107,542 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 6, 2009 California 0 0 $197,672 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Nov. 28, 2009 California 0 0 $466,016 Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 9, 2009 California 0 0 $153,631 External Corrosion
Feb. 13, 2010 California 0 0 $102,928 Other Outside Force Damage
May 17, 2010 California 0 0 $102,426 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
June 22, 2010 California 1 0 $52,217 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
June 23, 2010 California 0 0 $333,387 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 5, 2010 California 0 4 $100,417 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Sept. 6, 2010 California 0 0 $100,416 Body Of Pipe
Sept. 9, 2010 California 8 51 $376,931,946 Manufacturing Related
Oct. 2, 2010 California 0 0 $90,890 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 12, 2010 California 0 0 $107,447 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Jan. 8, 2011 California 0 0 $102,001 Other Outside Force Damage
May 25, 2011 California 0 0 $5,220,000 Other Incorrect Operation
Aug. 31, 2011 California 0 0 $612,000 Fusion Joint
Sept. 19, 2011 California 0 0 $294,000 Unknown Cause
April 8, 2012 California 0 0 $102,000 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
June 9, 2012 California 0 0 $152,000 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
June 11, 2012 California 0 0 $302,000 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
June 12, 2012 California 0 1 $1,000,000 Other Outside Force Damage
July 6, 2012 California 0 0 $102,000 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause