Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2011-01-07 — DE
Operator
Delmarva Power & Light Company
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,579
Incident datetime
2011-01-07 11:18
Report number
Location
DE
Narrative
Around 11:18 on 1/7/11 it was reported that a private vehicle hit a gas meter, resulting in a fire. From what I have been told, the private vehicle was unable to stop due to icy conditions, and ran over a fence and hit corner of a house and the gas meter set. This force broke the piping after lockwing valve, and then the leaking gas ignited. Gas was shutoff at the lockwing to make safe, then repairs were made. No one was taken to hospital for injuries, and damage to the brick house was relatively minor based on photos. The cost estimate is less than $50k, but were advised to report in case the actual cost exceeds $50k elesmere fire company report estiamtes no dmamge due to fire. Thus this was not an incident as per the new definition, but believed a report had to be submited since the nrc was notified. I would like to receind the nrc repport and this incident report.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2011-01-07 11:18:00
Year
2011
Report Received Date
2011-02-10 00:00:00
Iyear
2011.0
Report Number
20110023.0
Supplemental Number
15193.0
Report Type
Original
Operator Id
3240
Name
Delmarva Power & Light Company
Operator Street Address
630 Martin Luther King Jr.
Operator City Name
Wilmington
Operator State Abbreviation
DE
Operator Postal Code
19801
Local Datetime
2011-01-07 11:18:00
Location Street Address
101 Clifton Ave
Location City Name
Elesmere
Location State Abbreviation
DE
Location Postal Code
19805
Location Latitude
39.740515
Location Longitude
-75.613266
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2011-01-10 11:31:00
Nrc Rpt Num
964171
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
0.1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
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
1978.0
Material Involved
Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Car Hit Meer Set
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1579.0
Est Cost Emergency
0.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
3.0
Prpty
1582.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
30.0
Normal Psig
30.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
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
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Outside Force Type
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Vehicle Subtype
Third Party
Preparer Name
R***** G K*****
Preparer Title
Manager Of Gas Engineering
Preparer Email
R************@d*******.com
Preparer Telephone
3024293848
Preparer Fax
3024293207
Authorizer Name
R***** G K*****
Authorizer Title
Manager Of Gas Engineering
Authorizer Telephone
3024293848
Authorizer Email
R************@d*******.com
Narrative
Around 11:18 on 1/7/11 it was reported that a private vehicle hit a gas meter, resulting in a fire. From what I have been told, the private vehicle was unable to stop due to icy conditions, and ran over a fence and hit corner of a house and the gas meter set. This force broke the piping after lockwing valve, and then the leaking gas ignited. Gas was shutoff at the lockwing to make safe, then repairs were made. No one was taken to hospital for injuries, and damage to the brick house was relatively minor based on photos. The cost estimate is less than $50k, but were advised to report in case the actual cost exceeds $50k elesmere fire company report estiamtes no dmamge due to fire. Thus this was not an incident as per the new definition, but believed a report had to be submited since the nrc was notified. I would like to receind the nrc repport and this incident report.
| Occurred At | 2011-01-07 11:18:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2011 |
| Report Received Date | 2011-02-10 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2011.0 |
| Report Number | 20110023.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15193.0 |
| Report Type | Original |
| Operator Id | 3240 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Delmarva Power & Light Company |
| Operator Street Address | 630 Martin Luther King Jr. |
| Operator City Name | Wilmington |
| Operator State Abbreviation | DE |
| Operator Postal Code | 19801 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-01-07 11:18:00 |
| Location Street Address | 101 Clifton Ave |
| Location City Name | Elesmere |
| Location State Abbreviation | DE |
| Location Postal Code | 19805 |
| Location Latitude | 39.740515 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -75.613266 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2011-01-10 11:31:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 964171 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 0.1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| 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 | 1978.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Car Hit Meer Set |
| Class Location Type | Class 4 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1579.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 3.0 |
| Prpty | 1582.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 30.0 |
| Normal Psig | 30.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| 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 | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Outside Force Type | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Vehicle Subtype | Third Party |
| Preparer Name | R***** G K***** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Of Gas Engineering |
| Preparer Email | R************@d*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 3024293848 |
| Preparer Fax | 3024293207 |
| Authorizer Name | R***** G K***** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Of Gas Engineering |
| Authorizer Telephone | 3024293848 |
| Authorizer Email | R************@d*******.com |
| Narrative | Around 11:18 on 1/7/11 it was reported that a private vehicle hit a gas meter, resulting in a fire. From what I have been told, the private vehicle was unable to stop due to icy conditions, and ran over a fence and hit corner of a house and the gas meter set. This force broke the piping after lockwing valve, and then the leaking gas ignited. Gas was shutoff at the lockwing to make safe, then repairs were made. No one was taken to hospital for injuries, and damage to the brick house was relatively minor based on photos. The cost estimate is less than $50k, but were advised to report in case the actual cost exceeds $50k elesmere fire company report estiamtes no dmamge due to fire. Thus this was not an incident as per the new definition, but believed a report had to be submited since the nrc was notified. I would like to receind the nrc repport and this incident report. |
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