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Southwest Gas Corp

P.O. Box 98510, Las Vegas, NV 891938510

62

Incidents

6

Fatalities

45

Injuries

Date Location Fatalities Injuries Property Damage Cause
Feb. 12, 1987 Arizona 0 1 $0 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
March 23, 1987 Arizona 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
April 16, 1987 Arizona 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
March 4, 1988 Nevada 0 0 $109,220 Miscellaneous Cause
March 1, 1989 Nevada 0 1 $105,647 Third Party Excavation Damage
July 23, 1989 Nevada 0 2 $121,901 Earth Movement
June 24, 1991 Nevada 0 0 $120,835 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
July 25, 1991 Arizona 1 1 $302,087 Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Feb. 9, 1993 Arizona 0 1 $122,460 Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 21, 1993 California 0 0 $144,071 Earth Movement
March 29, 1993 Nevada 0 0 $576,284 Third Party Excavation Damage
July 23, 1993 Nevada 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 5, 1993 Arizona 1 3 $1,152,568 Miscellaneous Cause
June 3, 1994 California 0 0 $126,935 Earth Movement
Feb. 4, 1995 Arizona 1 0 $276,263 Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 1, 1995 Nevada 0 1 $552 Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 5, 1995 Nevada 0 2 $690,659 Earth Movement
Jan. 2, 1996 Nevada 0 0 $338,823 Earth Movement
March 31, 1996 Arizona 1 0 $10,130 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 21, 1997 Arizona 0 0 $94,575 Earth Movement
Sept. 11, 1997 Arizona 0 11 $368,309 Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Jan. 5, 1998 Nevada 0 0 $170,905 Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 15, 1998 Arizona 0 1 $940,479 Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 26, 1998 Arizona 0 0 $214,519 Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 4, 1998 Nevada 0 0 $326,188 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 13, 1998 Arizona 0 1 $1,513 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 10, 1998 Nevada 0 1 $194,548 Miscellaneous Cause
Oct. 5, 1999 Nevada 0 0 $236,551 Third Party Excavation Damage
March 8, 2000 Nevada 0 0 $96,987 Third Party Excavation Damage
March 20, 2000 Arizona 0 0 $164,665 Miscellaneous Cause
Sept. 5, 2000 Arizona 0 0 $134,330 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 26, 2000 Nevada 0 1 $575,383 Earth Movement
Oct. 31, 2000 Arizona 0 0 $120,963 Earth Movement
Nov. 6, 2000 Arizona 0 0 $152,796 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 7, 2001 Nevada 0 0 $608,617 Third Party Excavation Damage
July 4, 2001 Arizona 0 0 $105,755 Earth Movement
Aug. 30, 2001 Arizona 0 0 $334,686 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Nov. 3, 2001 Arizona 0 0 $186,627 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 20, 2001 Nevada 0 1 $26,871 Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 6, 2002 Nevada 0 0 $209,498 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 14, 2002 Arizona 0 0 $146,707 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Dec. 3, 2002 Arizona 0 0 $97,805 Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 2, 2003 Arizona 0 2 $240,585 Third Party Excavation Damage
March 16, 2003 Arizona 1 0 $120,292 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 16, 2003 Arizona 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Nov. 17, 2003 Arizona 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
May 7, 2004 Arizona 0 4 $68,865 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Aug. 3, 2004 Nevada 0 0 $542,612 Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 1, 2005 Arizona 0 0 $234,536 Body Of Pipe
Jan. 27, 2005 Arizona 0 0 $644,976 Joint/Fitting/Component
April 15, 2005 Arizona 0 2 $515 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
May 27, 2005 Arizona 0 1 $263,853 Body Of Pipe
Feb. 14, 2006 Nevada 0 1 $10,466 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 27, 2007 Nevada 1 0 $2,707 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Jan. 12, 2008 California 0 0 $527,833 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
March 21, 2008 California 0 0 $136,592 Heavy Rains/Floods
April 9, 2008 Nevada 0 2 $200,127 Unknown Cause
Oct. 22, 2008 Arizona 0 0 $159,043 Body Of Pipe
Jan. 8, 2009 Nevada 0 0 $96,684 Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 7, 2009 Arizona 0 0 $599,994 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 6, 2009 Arizona 0 0 $512,105 Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
Dec. 11, 2009 Arizona 0 0 $957,276 Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment