Dig Safe Violations

Here, you can find a list of utility companies and excavators that have violated the Dig Safe law.

Utility companies

Utility companies found to have violated G.L. c. 82, § 40B (failure to properly mark out excavation location) in the last 12 months.

Utility CompanyViolations Found
National Grid Gas135
Comcast108
Verizon107
Eversource Gas of Massachusetts25
NSTAR Electric Company25
NSTAR Gas Company25
National Grid Electric16
Charter Communications d/b/a Spectrum Communication8
Liberty Utilities5
Berkshire Gas Company4
Crown Castle Fiber LLC c/o Crown Castle2
AT&T1
Lumen Technologies1
Vicinity Energy Boston Inc.1
Plainfield Broadband MLP1
Westfield Gas + Electric1

Excavators

Excavators found to have violated G.L. c. 82, §§ 40A or 40C or 220 CMR 99.0 (failed to provide a proper notice to Dig Safe, failed to wait 72 hours prior to excavation, failed to call for new Dig Safe ticket after 30 days, failed to include excavator name on Dig Safe ticket, failed to properly describe location or scope of work in Dig Safe ticket, improper use of Emergency Dig Safe ticket, failed to suspend excavation for 24 hours after requested remarking, failed to request remarking at location due to obliteration, destruction, or other removal of such markings, failure to maintain excavation location marks, failure to excavate with reasonable precaution, thus causing damage, failed to perform the excavation using non-mechanical means, performed blasting at an excavation without indicating the date and specific location of the blasting, failed to premark the excavation site before giving notice to the Dig Safe) three or more times in the last 12 months.

Excavation CompanyViolations Found
National Grid Gas42
NSTAR Gas Company15
NEUCO11
Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC10
R.J. Devereaux Corporation8
National Grid Electric7
P. Gioioso & Sons, Inc.7
Mirra Construction7
Eversource Gas of Massachusetts6
J. Marchese & Sons Inc.6
A.F. Amorello & Sons Inc.6
Riley Brothers Inc.6
Robert B. Our Co., Inc.5
Verizon5
Mario Susi & Son, Inc.5
Cicconi & Sons Construction Co4
Dig It Construction, LLC4
Newport Construction Corporation4
Albanese D & S, Inc.4
Rifenburg Contracting Corporation4
Allied Paving Corporation3
Baltazar Contractors, Inc.3
Bay State Piping Company, Inc.3
C.C. Construction, Inc.3
Comcast3
GFM Enterprises Inc.3
J. Tropeano, Inc.3
Joseph S. Rae LLC.3
NPL Construction Company3
NSTAR Electric Company3
Revoli Construction Incorporated3
J. Derenzo Company3
Lorusso Corporation3
P.J. Hayes, Inc.3
Alltech Building Systems, Inc3
GVC Construction, Inc3
Oasis Outdoor Living Incorporated3
A & I Contractor Incorporated3
J.A. Polito and Sons3
AGI Construction Inc.3

Contact

Fax

(617) 478-2589

Address

Pipeline Safety Division – Damage Prevention Program
Department of Public Utilities, 1 South Station, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02110
Last updated: January 23, 2026

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