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Washington Gas Light Co

101 Constitution Ave., Nw, Washington, DC 20080

79

Incidents

5

Fatalities

25

Injuries

Date Location Fatalities Injuries Property Damage Cause
Sept. 5, 1986 Virginia 0 1 $268,063 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 22, 1987 Maryland 0 2 $870,811 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 30, 1987 Virginia 0 0 $870,811 Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 24, 1987 Washington, DC 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Nov. 13, 1987 Maryland 0 0 $179,387 Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
March 10, 1989 Washington, DC 0 1 $0 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Dec. 13, 1989 Maryland 0 0 $162,535 Earth Movement
July 12, 1990 Maryland 0 1 $0 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Aug. 18, 1992 Virginia 0 0 $110,503 Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 2, 1993 Virginia 0 0 $144,071 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 15, 1993 Maryland 0 0 $1,440,710 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 28, 1993 Washington, DC 1 2 $0 External Corrosion
Aug. 23, 1993 Maryland 0 1 $0 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Jan. 21, 1994 Maryland 0 0 $564,155 Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 13, 1994 Washington, DC 0 1 $0 Temperature
Jan. 4, 1995 Virginia 0 2 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
March 23, 1996 Maryland 0 1 $18,799 Third Party Excavation Damage
July 17, 1996 Virginia 0 0 $880,941 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
June 2, 1998 Maryland 0 0 $329,018 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
July 7, 1998 Virginia 1 1 $500,107 Miscellaneous Cause
July 6, 1999 Maryland 0 0 $201,348 Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 2, 2000 Virginia 0 0 $954,975 Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 4, 2000 Washington, DC 0 0 $127,330 Miscellaneous Cause
April 8, 2000 Maryland 0 0 $471,121 Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 25, 2000 Virginia 0 0 $127,330 Miscellaneous Cause
Sept. 8, 2001 Virginia 0 0 $248,837 Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 27, 2002 Maryland 0 0 $305,640 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Oct. 7, 2003 Washington, DC 0 1 $12,029 Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 12, 2003 Maryland 0 0 $481,171 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Nov. 13, 2003 Maryland 0 0 $204,497 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Nov. 28, 2003 Virginia 0 0 $601,464 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Jan. 31, 2004 Virginia 0 0 $474,934 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Feb. 6, 2004 Maryland 0 0 $474,934 Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Aug. 9, 2004 Maryland 0 0 $356,331 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Aug. 14, 2004 Virginia 0 0 $504,618 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 23, 2004 Virginia 0 1 $118,826 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Nov. 29, 2004 Maryland 0 0 $1,188,074 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Dec. 9, 2004 Virginia 0 0 $481,049 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Jan. 10, 2005 Maryland 0 0 $351,805 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
March 24, 2005 Maryland 0 0 $117,268 Unknown Cause
March 28, 2005 Maryland 0 0 $293,170 Unknown Cause
Nov. 1, 2005 Virginia 0 0 $138,411 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 24, 2006 Virginia 0 0 $454,012 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
July 13, 2006 Maryland 0 0 $221,925 Unknown Cause
Dec. 6, 2006 Maryland 0 0 $1,669,437 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Dec. 9, 2006 Washington, DC 0 0 $225,809 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
April 16, 2007 Virginia 1 0 $597,453 Unknown Cause
April 23, 2007 Virginia 0 0 $1,660,273 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
April 24, 2007 Virginia 0 0 $1,308,479 Unknown Cause
May 15, 2007 Virginia 0 0 $874,165 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
May 18, 2007 Virginia 0 0 $439,851 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
June 7, 2007 Maryland 0 0 $385,562 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
June 23, 2007 Virginia 0 0 $326,929 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 5, 2007 Virginia 0 0 $273,292 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 14, 2007 Maryland 0 1 $22,475 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
Nov. 25, 2007 Virginia 0 0 $544,086 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Jan. 14, 2008 Virginia 0 0 $1,051,152 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Jan. 22, 2008 Washington, DC 0 0 $211,171 Unknown Cause
Feb. 28, 2008 Virginia 0 0 $475,762 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
May 12, 2008 Maryland 0 0 $367,040 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
June 2, 2008 Virginia 0 0 $419,310 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Sept. 11, 2008 Virginia 0 0 $2,096,031 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Oct. 2, 2008 Maryland 0 1 $262,500 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Oct. 18, 2008 Maryland 0 0 $262,500 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Oct. 22, 2008 Virginia 0 0 $785,201 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
March 9, 2009 Virginia 0 0 $559,322 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
May 7, 2009 Maryland 0 2 $2,566,162 Miscellaneous Cause
May 19, 2009 Maryland 0 0 $205,047 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 31, 2009 Maryland 0 0 $1,025,338 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
Sept. 30, 2009 Virginia 0 0 $308,390 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Oct. 4, 2009 Maryland 0 0 $359,600 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
April 29, 2010 Maryland 0 0 $409,911 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Nov. 25, 2010 Maryland 0 0 $102,848 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Dec. 19, 2010 Virginia 0 0 $448,903 Unknown Cause
Jan. 19, 2011 Maryland 2 4 $277,440 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Feb. 19, 2011 Maryland 0 0 $510,850 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
May 8, 2011 Maryland 0 0 $402,480 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 11, 2011 Maryland 0 0 $140,720 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
May 4, 2012 Washington, DC 0 1 $355,130 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause