Service tool for cutting and plugging a utility service line

A service tool for cutting and plugging a utility service line, the service tool comprising:

• a body having a receiving portion configured to receive the utility service line;
• a clamping mechanism movable relative to the body and configured to clamp around at least a portion of an outer circumference of the utility service line when the utility service line is received in the receiving portion;
• a cutting blade adjacent to the receiving portion and configured to engage the outer circumference of the utility service line and cut the utility service line into a first cut portion and a second cut portion as the cutting blade is rotated about a cutting axis relative to the body;
• a hub associated with the body, the hub comprising a plugging mechanism;
• and
• a plug received in the plugging mechanism and configured to be dispensed into the second cut portion of the utility service line,
• wherein the hub is configured to contact the utility service line as the body is rotated about the utility service line to displace the first cut portion of the utility service line from the second cut portion such that the plugging mechanism is aligned with the second cut portion of the utility service line.