Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2010-04-26 — PA
Operator
Dominion Peoples
Cause
Miscellaneous Root Causes
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$42,217
Incident datetime
2010-04-26 12:14
Report number
Location
PA, WASHINGTON
Narrative
The mine operator uncovered the pipeline on a saturday. He called peoples damage prevention hotline and was instructed to make an emergency one call. Phone records from the one call center do not indicate that he called. Peoples sent a representative to the site the same day, which was a saturday, and told the operator to stay away from it until we check our engineering records. On the folowing monday, the operator and peoples engineering department had conversations. The engineering department and operator miss-communicated. Operator commenced digging and punctuated the pipe, causing the release of gas.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2010-04-26 12:14:00
Year
2010
Report Received Date
2010-11-09 00:00:00
Iyear
2010.0
Report Number
20100102.0
Supplemental Number
15205.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15350
Name
Dominion Peoples
Operator Street Address
1201 Pitt Street
Operator City Name
Wilkinsburg
Operator State Abbreviation
PA
Operator Postal Code
15221
Local Datetime
2010-04-26 12:14:00
Location Street Address
Near 66-277 Creek Road, From Google Maps
Location City Name
Burgettstown
Location County Name
Washington
Location State Abbreviation
PA
Location Postal Code
15021
Location Latitude
40.39501
Location Longitude
-80.366364
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2010-04-26 16:05:00
Nrc Rpt Num
938250
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
4971.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2010-04-26 12:14:00
On Site Datetime
2010-04-26 12:57:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Exposed Due To Excavation
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1969.0
Pipe Diameter
10.75
Pipe Specification
Api 5l
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Wt Steel
0.219
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
3.0
Puncture Circum
2.0
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
42217.0
Est Cost Emergency
0.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
40987.0
Prpty
83204.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
68.0
Normal Psig
68.0
Mop Psig
82.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Third Party That Caused The Incident
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
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Prior Notification Ind
Yes
One Call System Ind
Yes
Notify Cga Dirt
Yes
Private Row Ind
Yes
Private Subtype
Private Landowner
Pipeline Easement Row Ind
Yes
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Unknown/other
One Call Notified Ind
No
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
Yes
Root Cause Category
Miscellaneous Root Causes
Root Cause Type
Root Cause Not Listed (Comment Required)
Root Cause Type Other
Mapping Records Error.
Preparer Name
P*** A* H***
Preparer Title
Supervisor Gas Operations
Preparer Email
P**********@p**********.com
Preparer Telephone
412-244-4381
Authorizer Name
K****** M* J*******
Authorizer Title
Vice President Gas Operations
Authorizer Telephone
412-473-4132
Authorizer Email
K*****************@p**********.com
Narrative
The mine operator uncovered the pipeline on a saturday. He called peoples damage prevention hotline and was instructed to make an emergency one call. Phone records from the one call center do not indicate that he called. Peoples sent a representative to the site the same day, which was a saturday, and told the operator to stay away from it until we check our engineering records. On the folowing monday, the operator and peoples engineering department had conversations. The engineering department and operator miss-communicated. Operator commenced digging and punctuated the pipe, causing the release of gas.
| Occurred At | 2010-04-26 12:14:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Report Received Date | 2010-11-09 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2010.0 |
| Report Number | 20100102.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15205.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15350 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Dominion Peoples |
| Operator Street Address | 1201 Pitt Street |
| Operator City Name | Wilkinsburg |
| Operator State Abbreviation | PA |
| Operator Postal Code | 15221 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-04-26 12:14:00 |
| Location Street Address | Near 66-277 Creek Road, From Google Maps |
| Location City Name | Burgettstown |
| Location County Name | Washington |
| Location State Abbreviation | PA |
| Location Postal Code | 15021 |
| Location Latitude | 40.39501 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -80.366364 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2010-04-26 16:05:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 938250 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 4971.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2010-04-26 12:14:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2010-04-26 12:57:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Exposed Due To Excavation |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1969.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 10.75 |
| Pipe Specification | Api 5l |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Wt Steel | 0.219 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 3.0 |
| Puncture Circum | 2.0 |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 42217.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 40987.0 |
| Prpty | 83204.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 68.0 |
| Normal Psig | 68.0 |
| Mop Psig | 82.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Third Party That Caused The Incident |
| 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 | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Prior Notification Ind | Yes |
| One Call System Ind | Yes |
| Notify Cga Dirt | Yes |
| Private Row Ind | Yes |
| Private Subtype | Private Landowner |
| Pipeline Easement Row Ind | Yes |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Unknown/other |
| One Call Notified Ind | No |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Root Cause Category | Miscellaneous Root Causes |
| Root Cause Type | Root Cause Not Listed (Comment Required) |
| Root Cause Type Other | Mapping Records Error. |
| Preparer Name | P*** A* H*** |
| Preparer Title | Supervisor Gas Operations |
| Preparer Email | P**********@p**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 412-244-4381 |
| Authorizer Name | K****** M* J******* |
| Authorizer Title | Vice President Gas Operations |
| Authorizer Telephone | 412-473-4132 |
| Authorizer Email | K*****************@p**********.com |
| Narrative | The mine operator uncovered the pipeline on a saturday. He called peoples damage prevention hotline and was instructed to make an emergency one call. Phone records from the one call center do not indicate that he called. Peoples sent a representative to the site the same day, which was a saturday, and told the operator to stay away from it until we check our engineering records. On the folowing monday, the operator and peoples engineering department had conversations. The engineering department and operator miss-communicated. Operator commenced digging and punctuated the pipe, causing the release of gas. |
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