Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2011-09-26 — WA
Operator
Puget Sound Energy
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
2 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,000
Incident datetime
2011-09-26 06:16
Report number
Location
WA, KING
Narrative
This incident is the result of an electrical arcing process initiated by electricity from a downed power line.A report issued on december 26, 2012 by the washington utilities and transportation commission, prepared after its investigation, has a narrative description of this incident. This report is available at http://www.Utc.Wa.Gov/docs/pages/recordscenter.Aspx under docket pg-111723.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2011-09-26 06:16:00
Year
2011
Report Received Date
2011-10-25 00:00:00
Iyear
2011.0
Report Number
20110375.0
Supplemental Number
15588.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22189
Name
Puget Sound Energy
Operator Street Address
355 110th Ave Ne
Operator City Name
Bellevue
Operator State Abbreviation
WA
Operator Postal Code
98004
Local Datetime
2011-09-26 06:16:00
Location Street Address
12312 5th Ave Ne
Location City Name
Seattle
Location County Name
King
Location State Abbreviation
WA
Location Postal Code
98125
Location Latitude
47.7182699
Location Longitude
-122.322723
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2011-09-26 09:51:00
Nrc Rpt Num
990833
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
0
Num Contr Injuries
0
Num Er Injuries
0
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
2
Injure
2
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Pipe Diameter
0.75
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Wt Steel
0.113
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
400000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1000.0
Est Cost Emergency
100000.0
Est Cost Other
10000.0
Est Cost Other Details
Investigation And Claims Handling
Est Cost Unintentional Release
500.0
Prpty
511500.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
3.0
Accident Psig
42.0
Normal Psig
42.0
Mop Psig
45.0
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
Yes
Num Employees Tested
9
Num Employees Failed
0
Contractor Drug Test Ind
Yes
Num Contractors Tested
12
Num Contractors Failed
0
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Outside Force Type
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Preparer Name
A********* I***
Preparer Title
Consulting Engineer
Preparer Email
A**************@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
425 456 2970
Preparer Fax
425 462 3770
Authorizer Name
C***** A* M******
Authorizer Title
Manager Compliance And Regulatory Audits - Gas
Authorizer Telephone
425-462-3207
Authorizer Email
C*************@p**.com
Narrative
This incident is the result of an electrical arcing process initiated by electricity from a downed power line.A report issued on december 26, 2012 by the washington utilities and transportation commission, prepared after its investigation, has a narrative description of this incident. This report is available at http://www.Utc.Wa.Gov/docs/pages/recordscenter.Aspx under docket pg-111723.
| Occurred At | 2011-09-26 06:16:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2011 |
| Report Received Date | 2011-10-25 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2011.0 |
| Report Number | 20110375.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15588.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22189 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Puget Sound Energy |
| Operator Street Address | 355 110th Ave Ne |
| Operator City Name | Bellevue |
| Operator State Abbreviation | WA |
| Operator Postal Code | 98004 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-09-26 06:16:00 |
| Location Street Address | 12312 5th Ave Ne |
| Location City Name | Seattle |
| Location County Name | King |
| Location State Abbreviation | WA |
| Location Postal Code | 98125 |
| Location Latitude | 47.7182699 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -122.322723 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2011-09-26 09:51:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 990833 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 0 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 0 |
| Num Er Injuries | 0 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 2 |
| Injure | 2 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Pipe Diameter | 0.75 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Wt Steel | 0.113 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 400000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 100000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 10000.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Investigation And Claims Handling |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 500.0 |
| Prpty | 511500.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 3.0 |
| Accident Psig | 42.0 |
| Normal Psig | 42.0 |
| Mop Psig | 45.0 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Num Employees Tested | 9 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Num Contractors Tested | 12 |
| Num Contractors Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Outside Force Type | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Preparer Name | A********* I*** |
| Preparer Title | Consulting Engineer |
| Preparer Email | A**************@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 425 456 2970 |
| Preparer Fax | 425 462 3770 |
| Authorizer Name | C***** A* M****** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Compliance And Regulatory Audits - Gas |
| Authorizer Telephone | 425-462-3207 |
| Authorizer Email | C*************@p**.com |
| Narrative | This incident is the result of an electrical arcing process initiated by electricity from a downed power line.A report issued on december 26, 2012 by the washington utilities and transportation commission, prepared after its investigation, has a narrative description of this incident. This report is available at http://www.Utc.Wa.Gov/docs/pages/recordscenter.Aspx under docket pg-111723. |
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