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"Equipment olpetator” to olpetatots of underground protection system, conduit,
means an individua in physical taci ities in accordance with this protective casing or housing
control my powered equipment article. used in connection with any of
or explosives when being used no 1 ,, the toregoing facilities: Provided,
to pertorm excavation work or P"; °' mefns That ”under1gmund facility”
demolition work. ffr“>é§:fo°L“‘n‘g f§C'i’Il]’fy‘“ 95 3“ does not inc ude underground or

,,EXCame,, or “Pmm” mam an surtace coal mine operations.
"excavation" means anti individual mm mm V»emY“e "Wo1kday” means any
operation in which ear , rock I hx r1 U. r day except saturday, sunday or a
or other material in the round P“ “.9”? ‘Pt ‘°‘P°“ °“t tederal or state legal holiday.
means
displaced by means of any tools, . . t . . . .

e “i mam or ex Wives’ and association or joint stock the location of excavatlortor
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Managing mmhfisg techrfilogyy personal representative thereof. or persons pertlorming the work.
digging, ditching dredging ”I’owered equipment”

drilling, auguring, tunneling means any equipment

moleing scraping, cable or pipe energized by an engine, motor

plowing and driving wrecking, or hydraulic, pneumatic or

razing, rendering, moving electrical device and used in

or removing any stnicture or excavation or demolition work.

mass or materia , but does not “Under mud fadmy"

include under round or surtace

mining operat§ons or related “T9335 any ¥“.‘°Fe'8'°““d

activities or the tilling or soil P'Fi?1“"e ‘gt-lltytlowétid '3' a

for agricultural purposes or tor ‘I§“b'1W E2 Pegllcafe ,Y. 9

domestic gardening. Further, for ‘}f. ""9. °t;|“‘“‘55‘°“r

purposes of this article, the tenns W ‘C '5 “W '1‘ d? .b . f

lextavate/V and llexCaVau’onV/ do transpprtahon or lstn ‘uupn 0

not include routine maintenance East 011 °' 3 haZ“'1°.“5 1.“1“'dF

of paved public roads or f3"‘>.’l¥‘“d9"8'°5‘:d P1P‘~‘1m9

highways by employees of state, ““."Yt °Wd‘1'9. Y “F°.mP““>’

county or municipa entities or ffiblefif to 9l““5d1C“°“ of

authorities which: 9 ‘e'1.*~"?1er-flay r€sv1at°',y

commission, which is used in

(1) Perform all work the gathering transportation
within the confines of the or distribution of gas, oil
traveled portion or the paved or a hazardous liquid; any
public way; and underground production or

<2> Do not Mame to 3 gathetlfig plfiehne fob: gas, oil,
depth greater than twelve inches 0'. By M.’ 395 5.‘; Eda!-Ce
measured from the top of the 3?; 59353133“ 5-3; h: 5 meter
Paved “ad 5“"“‘e' that is not otherwise subject to

”Excavatot” means any one—call reporting requirements
person intending to engage under tederal or state law; any
or engaged in excavation or underground tacility used as
demolition work. a water main, stonn sewer,

sanitary sewer or steam line; any
underground tacility used for
electiical power transmission or
distribution; any underground
cable, conductor, waveguide,

"Member” means a glass fiber or tacility used to
member of a one—ca11 system as transport telecommunications,
authorized by this article. optical, radio, telemetry,

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‘fans a Fommwgtatton system used in connection with any
‘ 3‘ '“°“’e5 “°“ °?"°“ of the toregoing tacilities on a
from excavators or intended bridge’ a pole or other span, of
:;g1aflaa§-‘vgmfgfi 33: tfgggz-3 on the surface of the ground, any

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