The accident described in this video occurred in Hudson, Iowa, on November 4, 1982. This serves as the framework to demonstrate the tragic consequences of incomplete or misunderstood communications between pipeline operators such as Northern Natural Gas and contractors excavating around pipelines and pipeline facilities.
The video concludes by explaining that excavation-damage prevention begins with everyone who plans to excavate to do so by notifying the appropriate one-call center in their state.
Approximate viewing time: 29 minutes (2006)