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The article presents a series of photographs which discuss a gas explosion which occurred in Ewing, New Jersey on March 4, 2014.

The article presents photographs related to a gas explosion in Ewing, New Jersey caused by a leak due to a contractor drilling into a plastic gas main pipe, and discusses the installation of tracer wires along with gas pipes to prevent such incidents.

The article presents photographs related to a gas explosion in Ewing Township, New Jersey and discusses topics including damage to life, new disaster management regulations stipulated by New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities (BPU), and fines paid by contractors involved with the accident.

The article explores the gas pipeline accident in Milford, Texas on November 14, 2013 which evacuates everyone within one-and-a-half miles of the flames and black smoke. It states that about 800 people were displaced and went to Red Cross shelter at the town's local high school. It notes that the explosion began when a drilling crew punctured a liquefied petroleum pipeline which started spewing propane and ignited.

The article discusses some digging accidents in the U.S. including a damaged gas line caused by a subcontractor forcing the evacuation of a condominium complex in Kansas City, Missouri on March 2, 2013. It notes the plastic gas line leak caused by a contractor while attempting to bore a conduit killing one and injured 15 at JJ's Restaurant in the state. It also discusses the largest percentage consumed by utilities and their contractors in the 811 utilities protection service of Michigan.

The article reports on a gas explosion in Lewisville, Texas, near a site where a power company crew was drilling a hole for a new pole. The natural gas pipeline got punctured which led to leakage of gas that migrated through sewer to a nearby duplex, causing an explosion. The gas company's response to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) pointed out that the power company hadn't got its ticket renewed before carrying out the drilling operation.

The article discusses the causes of a gas explosion in Royal Oak, Michigan, on February 27, 2013. According to the post-accident investigation by the gas company, the requirement to use hand digging or other nondestructive means to expose existing gas facilities at each bore crossing was not followed while the excavation was done. The digging crew found inappropriate marking of pipeline facilities which did not adhere to standards required for excavation by a third party.

The article focuses on the explosion at a gas company in Royal Oak, Michigan on February 27, 2013. The report from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) about the gas explosion is highlighted. According to the report, lack of supervision was one of the factors contributing to the gas explosion.

The article focuses on the findings of the Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC) about the gas explosion in Kansas City, Missouri on February 19, 2013. The gas readings at the site of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) are highlighted. Excerpts from the script of "Digging Dangers 24: Strike Three!" are presented.

The article focuses on the gas explosion caused by horizontal directional drilling (HDD) in Kansas City, Missouri on February 19, 2013. Several diagrams and photographs depicting the location of potholes are presented. The interpretations of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) about the accident are outlined.

The article offers news briefs related to digging accidents in Illinois including fire due to striking of construction crew with steel gas line, explosion during water main installation, and gas line struck with grounding rod by a worker leading to gas explosion.

The article presents photographs as well as an analysis of the destruction caused by a gas explosion in Ewing, New Jersey on March 4, 2014.

The article presents several underground utility accidents in the U.S. in 2014 including a bundle of cables carrying connections of phone and Internet customers in Corvallis, Oregon. A gas line beneath a street in Slidell, Louisiana was bubbled after being damaged by a fiber-optic crew. A buried gas line leak has caused emergency rescue evacuation in New Holstein, Wisconsin after being struck by a contractor. Excavators struck a natural gas line causing a hazardous leak in Onalaska, Wisconsin.

The article presents three fire accidents in the U.S. in 2013 including one in Tucson, Arizona on October 18, 2013 which occurred from gas line causing natural gas leak while installing a new electric line on a school property. It notes an accident in Peoria, Arizona on October 16, 2013 after a woman struck a match to light a candle during the remodeling process of a home. It also discusses an accident in Thetford Township, Michigan on July 30, 2013 after a gas explosion at a home.

The article refers to a gas explosion in Ewing, New Jersey and offers advice including following Board of Public Utilities (BPU) rules on locating gas lines in order to prevent such accidents.

The article discusses the process of collecting information on underground damage in the U.S. which involves looking at various newspaper, television news and social media accounts. It notes the independent investigation conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regarding explosions, death and other major damages along with the National Transportation Safety Board. It also explores the gas explosion accident in Milford, Texas and a natural gas pipeline in North Carolina.

The article reports on a gas explosion in Princeton, New Jersey, on March 20, 2013. A new milling machine rolled over a shallow and possibly improperly marked gas line, causing the line to rupture. The leaking gas filled the neighborhood with black smoke and destroyed the new road machinery. The road contractor said the gas line was not properly marked and was just a smaller drip from the main line.

The article reports on a gas explosion that occurred in Gainesville, Texas, on January 24, 2013. City officials received an emergency water leakage call, due to which the soil was eroded creating sinkhole. A city dump truck fell into the hole, breaking a gas service line. Nearby homes were evacuated after the gas leakage problem was detected by the gas company. Later, a home exploded but there were no injuries or fatalities.

The article reports on the gas explosion in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on January 3, 2013. Gas company personnel were not aware of gas leakage beneath the ground and building up in a woman's home, whose home exploded damaging several nearby houses. The roof had blown completely off of the house and residents in the neighborhood mistook the blast for an earthquake.

The article reports on a gas explosion in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on January 3, 2013. The third-party boring contractors struck the gas main with the bore head causing a leak, after which they called the contract locate company. According to reports, the gas crew's originally thought that the public was safe as they believed the gas was venting to the atmosphere. The mistake led to the explosion of a house.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including a gas explosion in Lewisville, Texas, and a boring accident in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

An introduction is presented in which the author outlines the theme of the issue focusing on the gas explosion caused by horizontal directional drilling (HDD) in Kansas City, Kansas on February 19, 2013.

The article refers to a gas explosion in Ewing, New Jersey and states that the state's Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has specified that excavation workers in New Jersey will need to participate in a training program in order to avoid such accidents.

The article refers to a gas explosion in Ewing, New Jersey and offers advice such as using online maps for preventing gas leakage and explosions

The article refers to a gas explosion in Ewing, New Jersey and offers advice from New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities (PBU) on disaster prevention in case of gas leaks.

The article focuses on how gas explosion took place in Ewing, New Jersey.

The article explores the gas explosion accident in Bakersfield, California on April 21, 2013 after a leak caused by construction workers while preparing for road resurfacing and installation of water utility lines.

The article explores on the gas explosion accident at JJ's Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri in 2013 which was taken into a DVD version in Spanish language. It notes the remarks of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) claiming on August 15, 2013 that the accident may have been averted if the employer of the drill crew had provided Spanish training materials. It also notes a separate citation of OSHA faulting the excavator for having ill-defined hand signals.

The article presents a compilation of digging accidents in the U.S. from October 2013 to April 2014 which resulted to school evacuations including the repair of a broken water main dug into a four-inch gas pipe in Riverside, California. A 911 emergency call was made in Woodbury, Minnesota after a gas smell discovered to be from a nearby construction site. It also notes the eruption of an eight-inch gas line outside Crawford High School in San Diego, California.