Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2010-02-26 — IL
Operator
Amerenip
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$550
Incident datetime
2010-02-26 14:17
Report number
Location
IL, HENRY
Narrative
Amerenip received a call from an occupant at an office building at 718 elliott in kewanee reporting a gas ignition associated with a furnace. Amerenip qualified employees responded to the call and upon arrival found that the building was being ventilated by the kewanee fire department. The amerenip gas facilities were initially inspected and discovered that a leaking downspout was dripping on the gas pressure regulator which iced over causing a suspected higher than normal delivery pressure. Upon further investigation the delivery pressure was checked and found to be 8.9 psig to customer appliances that normally receive 0.25 psig gas pressure. This higher than normal pressure apparently caused an improper operation of the a furnace and a subsequent gas ignition. Estimated property damage is $18,000 which is less than the $50,000 threshold for a reportable incident; however, upon reporting this event to the illinois commerce commission, the manager of pipeline safety recommended that this be reported as an event that is significant, in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the criteria of paragraph (1) or (2) in cfr 49 191.3. Note - the operator name and address are incorrect in the PHMSA data base. Please update per the following letter that was submitted to PHMSA in early 2009. March 30, 2009 listed below is information we are providing to update your database regarding ameren subsidiaries and their respective merger / contact information. Ameren corporation was created december 31, 1997 by the merger of missouri's union electric company and the neighboring central illinois public service company it is now a holding company for several power companies: amerenue, union electric company, 1997 amerencips, central illinois public service company, 1997 amerencilco, central illinois light company, 2003 amerenip, illinois power company, 2004 operator id prior company name current company name year of name change 2204 central illinois public service company amerencips 1997 2200 central illinois light company amerencilco 2003 8040 illinois power company amerenip 2004 20050 amerenue (illinois operations) amerencips 2005 began reporting as operator id 2204 in 2005 20050 union electric company (missouri operations) amerenue 1997 ameren (ue) missouri - name of operator additional contact info: 1310 industrial drive jefferson city, cole county missouri 65109 ameren (cips, ip, cilco) illinois - name of operator additional contact info: 2125 east state route #104 pawnee, sangamon county illinois 62558 sincerely, jerome s. Themig manager, gas compliance and training (217) 625-6804
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2010-02-26 14:17:00
Year
2010
Report Received Date
2010-03-25 00:00:00
Iyear
2010.0
Report Number
20100008.0
Supplemental Number
15008.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
8040
Name
Amerenip
Operator Street Address
500 South 27th Street
Operator City Name
Decatur
Operator State Abbreviation
IL
Operator Postal Code
62525
Local Datetime
2010-02-26 14:17:00
Location Street Address
718 Elliott Street
Location City Name
Kewanee
Location County Name
Henry
Location State Abbreviation
IL
Location Postal Code
61443
Location Latitude
41.23509
Location Longitude
-89.93011
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2010-02-26 16:10:00
Nrc Rpt Num
932473
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
1.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2010-02-26 14:17:00
On Site Datetime
2010-02-26 14:18:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set)
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
1969.0
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Gas Regulator
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
No Release - High Delivery Pressure
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
550.0
Est Cost Emergency
315.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
0.0
Prpty
865.0
Commercial Affected
6.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
9.0
Normal Psig
1.0
Mop Psig
2.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Exceeded The Applicable Allowance In 192.201
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Cause Details
Temperature
Natural Force Type
Temperature
Temperature Subtype
Frozen Components
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
No
Preparer Name
J***** T*****
Preparer Title
Manager Of Gas Compliance
Preparer Email
J******@a*****.com
Preparer Telephone
217-625-6804
Preparer Fax
217-625-6803
Authorizer Name
J***** T*****
Authorizer Title
Manager Of Gas Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
217-625-6804
Authorizer Email
J******@a*****.com
Narrative
Amerenip received a call from an occupant at an office building at 718 elliott in kewanee reporting a gas ignition associated with a furnace. Amerenip qualified employees responded to the call and upon arrival found that the building was being ventilated by the kewanee fire department. The amerenip gas facilities were initially inspected and discovered that a leaking downspout was dripping on the gas pressure regulator which iced over causing a suspected higher than normal delivery pressure. Upon further investigation the delivery pressure was checked and found to be 8.9 psig to customer appliances that normally receive 0.25 psig gas pressure. This higher than normal pressure apparently caused an improper operation of the a furnace and a subsequent gas ignition. Estimated property damage is $18,000 which is less than the $50,000 threshold for a reportable incident; however, upon reporting this event to the illinois commerce commission, the manager of pipeline safety recommended that this be reported as an event that is significant, in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the criteria of paragraph (1) or (2) in cfr 49 191.3. Note - the operator name and address are incorrect in the PHMSA data base. Please update per the following letter that was submitted to PHMSA in early 2009. March 30, 2009 listed below is information we are providing to update your database regarding ameren subsidiaries and their respective merger / contact information. Ameren corporation was created december 31, 1997 by the merger of missouri's union electric company and the neighboring central illinois public service company it is now a holding company for several power companies: amerenue, union electric company, 1997 amerencips, central illinois public service company, 1997 amerencilco, central illinois light company, 2003 amerenip, illinois power company, 2004 operator id prior company name current company name year of name change 2204 central illinois public service company amerencips 1997 2200 central illinois light company amerencilco 2003 8040 illinois power company amerenip 2004 20050 amerenue (illinois operations) amerencips 2005 began reporting as operator id 2204 in 2005 20050 union electric company (missouri operations) amerenue 1997 ameren (ue) missouri - name of operator additional contact info: 1310 industrial drive jefferson city, cole county missouri 65109 ameren (cips, ip, cilco) illinois - name of operator additional contact info: 2125 east state route #104 pawnee, sangamon county illinois 62558 sincerely, jerome s. Themig manager, gas compliance and training (217) 625-6804
| Occurred At | 2010-02-26 14:17:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Report Received Date | 2010-03-25 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2010.0 |
| Report Number | 20100008.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15008.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 8040 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Amerenip |
| Operator Street Address | 500 South 27th Street |
| Operator City Name | Decatur |
| Operator State Abbreviation | IL |
| Operator Postal Code | 62525 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-02-26 14:17:00 |
| Location Street Address | 718 Elliott Street |
| Location City Name | Kewanee |
| Location County Name | Henry |
| Location State Abbreviation | IL |
| Location Postal Code | 61443 |
| Location Latitude | 41.23509 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -89.93011 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2010-02-26 16:10:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 932473 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 1.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2010-02-26 14:17:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2010-02-26 14:18:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set) |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 1969.0 |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Gas Regulator |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | No Release - High Delivery Pressure |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 550.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 315.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 865.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 6.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 9.0 |
| Normal Psig | 1.0 |
| Mop Psig | 2.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Exceeded The Applicable Allowance In 192.201 |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Natural Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Temperature |
| Natural Force Type | Temperature |
| Temperature Subtype | Frozen Components |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | J***** T***** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Of Gas Compliance |
| Preparer Email | J******@a*****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 217-625-6804 |
| Preparer Fax | 217-625-6803 |
| Authorizer Name | J***** T***** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Of Gas Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 217-625-6804 |
| Authorizer Email | J******@a*****.com |
| Narrative | Amerenip received a call from an occupant at an office building at 718 elliott in kewanee reporting a gas ignition associated with a furnace. Amerenip qualified employees responded to the call and upon arrival found that the building was being ventilated by the kewanee fire department. The amerenip gas facilities were initially inspected and discovered that a leaking downspout was dripping on the gas pressure regulator which iced over causing a suspected higher than normal delivery pressure. Upon further investigation the delivery pressure was checked and found to be 8.9 psig to customer appliances that normally receive 0.25 psig gas pressure. This higher than normal pressure apparently caused an improper operation of the a furnace and a subsequent gas ignition. Estimated property damage is $18,000 which is less than the $50,000 threshold for a reportable incident; however, upon reporting this event to the illinois commerce commission, the manager of pipeline safety recommended that this be reported as an event that is significant, in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the criteria of paragraph (1) or (2) in cfr 49 191.3. Note - the operator name and address are incorrect in the PHMSA data base. Please update per the following letter that was submitted to PHMSA in early 2009. March 30, 2009 listed below is information we are providing to update your database regarding ameren subsidiaries and their respective merger / contact information. Ameren corporation was created december 31, 1997 by the merger of missouri's union electric company and the neighboring central illinois public service company it is now a holding company for several power companies: amerenue, union electric company, 1997 amerencips, central illinois public service company, 1997 amerencilco, central illinois light company, 2003 amerenip, illinois power company, 2004 operator id prior company name current company name year of name change 2204 central illinois public service company amerencips 1997 2200 central illinois light company amerencilco 2003 8040 illinois power company amerenip 2004 20050 amerenue (illinois operations) amerencips 2005 began reporting as operator id 2204 in 2005 20050 union electric company (missouri operations) amerenue 1997 ameren (ue) missouri - name of operator additional contact info: 1310 industrial drive jefferson city, cole county missouri 65109 ameren (cips, ip, cilco) illinois - name of operator additional contact info: 2125 east state route #104 pawnee, sangamon county illinois 62558 sincerely, jerome s. Themig manager, gas compliance and training (217) 625-6804 |
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