Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2011-09-13 — WA
Operator
Cascade Natural Gas Corp
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
1 injury
Property damage (nominal)
$387
Incident datetime
2011-09-13 12:29
Report number
Location
WA, KITSAP
Narrative
On 9/13/2011 at 12:29 911 kitsap county notified cascade natural gas corp. (cngc) of a car crash into a home causing a structure fire. The vehicle severed the gas riser at the threads below the meter stop which caused the gas to blow wide open at 59 psig on the underside of the vehicle triggering ignition of the gas and burning the vehicle and home. No one was in the home and bystanders extracted the driver from the vehicle and he was transported to harrison general hospital with non life threatening injuries. At 13:40 the flow of gas was stopped.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2011-09-13 12:29:00
Year
2011
Report Received Date
2011-11-18 00:00:00
Iyear
2011.0
Report Number
20110382.0
Supplemental Number
15865.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2128
Name
Cascade Natural Gas Corp
Operator Street Address
8113 W. Grandridge Blvd
Operator City Name
Kennewick
Operator State Abbreviation
WA
Operator Postal Code
99336
Local Datetime
2011-09-13 12:25:00
Location Street Address
1988 Se Lund Ave
Location City Name
Port Orchard
Location County Name
Kitsap
Location State Abbreviation
WA
Location Postal Code
98366-5525
Location Latitude
47.518956
Location Longitude
-122.625644
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2011-09-13 13:51:00
Nrc Rpt Num
989522
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
49.2
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
1
Injure
1
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
1.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-09-13 12:29:00
On Site Datetime
2011-09-13 12:40:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Transition Area
Incident Area Subtype
Other
Incident Area Details
Broke Fitting Below Meter Stop
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Service Riser
Installation Year
1987.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Cold Rolled
Wt Steel
0.113
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Vehicle Hit Meter At Substantial Speed, Severing Meter From Riser Just Below Meter Stop
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
57370.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
387.0
Est Cost Emergency
955.0
Est Cost Other
145.0
Est Cost Other Details
Sales Tax
Est Cost Unintentional Release
344.0
Prpty
59201.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
59.0
Normal Psig
59.0
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
P**** C*******
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety Specialist
Preparer Email
P*************@c***.com
Preparer Telephone
206 225 8510
Preparer Fax
360 377 2091
Authorizer Name
T*** B****
Authorizer Title
Mgr Standards And Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
206 445 4121
Authorizer Email
T*********@c***.com
Narrative
On 9/13/2011 at 12:29 911 kitsap county notified cascade natural gas corp. (cngc) of a car crash into a home causing a structure fire. The vehicle severed the gas riser at the threads below the meter stop which caused the gas to blow wide open at 59 psig on the underside of the vehicle triggering ignition of the gas and burning the vehicle and home. No one was in the home and bystanders extracted the driver from the vehicle and he was transported to harrison general hospital with non life threatening injuries. At 13:40 the flow of gas was stopped.
| Occurred At | 2011-09-13 12:29:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2011 |
| Report Received Date | 2011-11-18 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2011.0 |
| Report Number | 20110382.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15865.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2128 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Cascade Natural Gas Corp |
| Operator Street Address | 8113 W. Grandridge Blvd |
| Operator City Name | Kennewick |
| Operator State Abbreviation | WA |
| Operator Postal Code | 99336 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-09-13 12:25:00 |
| Location Street Address | 1988 Se Lund Ave |
| Location City Name | Port Orchard |
| Location County Name | Kitsap |
| Location State Abbreviation | WA |
| Location Postal Code | 98366-5525 |
| Location Latitude | 47.518956 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -122.625644 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2011-09-13 13:51:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 989522 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 49.2 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Injure | 1 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 1.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-09-13 12:29:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-09-13 12:40:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Transition Area |
| Incident Area Subtype | Other |
| Incident Area Details | Broke Fitting Below Meter Stop |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service Riser |
| Installation Year | 1987.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Cold Rolled |
| Wt Steel | 0.113 |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Vehicle Hit Meter At Substantial Speed, Severing Meter From Riser Just Below Meter Stop |
| Class Location Type | Class 4 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 57370.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 387.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 955.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 145.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Sales Tax |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 344.0 |
| Prpty | 59201.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 59.0 |
| Normal Psig | 59.0 |
| 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 | P**** C******* |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Safety Specialist |
| Preparer Email | P*************@c***.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 206 225 8510 |
| Preparer Fax | 360 377 2091 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** B**** |
| Authorizer Title | Mgr Standards And Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 206 445 4121 |
| Authorizer Email | T*********@c***.com |
| Narrative | On 9/13/2011 at 12:29 911 kitsap county notified cascade natural gas corp. (cngc) of a car crash into a home causing a structure fire. The vehicle severed the gas riser at the threads below the meter stop which caused the gas to blow wide open at 59 psig on the underside of the vehicle triggering ignition of the gas and burning the vehicle and home. No one was in the home and bystanders extracted the driver from the vehicle and he was transported to harrison general hospital with non life threatening injuries. At 13:40 the flow of gas was stopped. |
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