If an excavator contacts or damages an underground facility, the excavator shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 54-8a-7
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
excavation: means an operation in which earth, rock, or other material on or below the ground is moved or displaced by tools, equipment, or explosives. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
Excavator: means any person or entity that excavates or conducts excavation activities. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
Operator: means a person who owns, operates, or maintains an underground facility. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
Underground facility: means personal property that is buried or placed below ground level for use in the storage or conveyance of any of the following:
(a)
water;
(b)
sewage, including sewer laterals;
(c)
communications, including electronic, photonic, telephonic, or telegraphic communications;
(d)
television, cable television, or other telecommunication signals, including transmission to subscribers of video or other programming;
immediately notify the appropriate operator and then proceed in a manner that is reasonably calculated to avoid further damage to the underground facility; and
(b)
immediately call 911 if the excavation may result in an immediate risk to human life.
(2)
Upon receipt of notice, the operator shall immediately examine the underground facility, and, if necessary, make repairs.
