Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2011-11-08 — IN
Operator
Indiana Gas Co Inc
Cause
Excavation Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
6 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2011-11-08 16:26
Report number
Location
IN, FLOYD
Narrative
While performing a horizontal direction drilling operation for replacement of aged gas facilities, miller pipeline, (contractor for vecten), struck an unmarked 4" steel main stub. Other existing gas facilities in the area were correctly marked. Contractor installing facilities for vectren was responsible for marking existing vectren natural gas facilities at the job site. Gas leaking from this damage appears to have migrated into the structure at 312 woodrow ave. In new albany, in resulting in ignition and explosion. Five (5) persons in the structure, (general public), and one (1) contact employee working for vectren sustained injuries that required hospitilization. 2/14/13 supplemental report filed to address regulatory concerns associated with: part d (2d.) "unkown at this time" was eliminated part h - clarifying information inserted in narrative associated with contractor responsibility for locating.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2011-11-08 16:26:00
Year
2011
Report Received Date
2011-12-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2011.0
Report Number
20110393.0
Supplemental Number
15604.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
8070
Name
Indiana Gas Co Inc
Operator Street Address
211 Nw Riverside Drive
Operator City Name
Evansville
Operator State Abbreviation
IN
Operator Postal Code
47708
Local Datetime
2011-11-08 16:20:00
Location Street Address
312 Woodrow Ave.
Location City Name
New Albany
Location County Name
Floyd
Location State Abbreviation
IN
Location Postal Code
41750
Location Latitude
38.2978
Location Longitude
-85.79506
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2011-11-08 17:25:00
Nrc Rpt Num
994958
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
63.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
0
Num Contr Injuries
1
Num Er Injuries
0
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
5
Injure
6
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
10.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-11-08 16:26:00
On Site Datetime
2011-11-08 16:37:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
28.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1946.0
Pipe Diameter
4.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Wt Steel
0.25
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
0.8
Puncture Circum
0.8
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
80000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
8500.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
404.0
Prpty
88904.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
8.0
Accident Psig
55.0
Normal Psig
55.0
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
Yes
Num Contractors Tested
8
Num Contractors Failed
0
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party)
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party)
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Public Row Ind
Yes
Public Subtype
City Street
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Directional Drilling
Work Performed
Natural Gas
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
1110310276
One Call Center Name
Indiana811
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
No
Root Cause Category
Excavation Issue
Root Cause Type
Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above
Preparer Name
M***** M*********
Preparer Title
Quality Assurance Specialist
Preparer Email
M**********@v******.com
Preparer Telephone
812-306-8504
Authorizer Name
J**** F******
Authorizer Title
Director Of Engineering Asset Management
Authorizer Telephone
812-491-4369
Authorizer Email
J********@v******.com
Narrative
While performing a horizontal direction drilling operation for replacement of aged gas facilities, miller pipeline, (contractor for vecten), struck an unmarked 4" steel main stub. Other existing gas facilities in the area were correctly marked. Contractor installing facilities for vectren was responsible for marking existing vectren natural gas facilities at the job site. Gas leaking from this damage appears to have migrated into the structure at 312 woodrow ave. In new albany, in resulting in ignition and explosion. Five (5) persons in the structure, (general public), and one (1) contact employee working for vectren sustained injuries that required hospitilization. 2/14/13 supplemental report filed to address regulatory concerns associated with: part d (2d.) "unkown at this time" was eliminated part h - clarifying information inserted in narrative associated with contractor responsibility for locating.
| Occurred At | 2011-11-08 16:26:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2011 |
| Report Received Date | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2011.0 |
| Report Number | 20110393.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15604.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 8070 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Indiana Gas Co Inc |
| Operator Street Address | 211 Nw Riverside Drive |
| Operator City Name | Evansville |
| Operator State Abbreviation | IN |
| Operator Postal Code | 47708 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-11-08 16:20:00 |
| Location Street Address | 312 Woodrow Ave. |
| Location City Name | New Albany |
| Location County Name | Floyd |
| Location State Abbreviation | IN |
| Location Postal Code | 41750 |
| Location Latitude | 38.2978 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -85.79506 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2011-11-08 17:25:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 994958 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 63.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 0 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 1 |
| Num Er Injuries | 0 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 5 |
| Injure | 6 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 10.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-11-08 16:26:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-11-08 16:37:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 28.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1946.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 4.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Wt Steel | 0.25 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 0.8 |
| Puncture Circum | 0.8 |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 80000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 8500.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 404.0 |
| Prpty | 88904.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 8.0 |
| Accident Psig | 55.0 |
| Normal Psig | 55.0 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Num Contractors Tested | 8 |
| Num Contractors Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party) |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party) |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Public Row Ind | Yes |
| Public Subtype | City Street |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Directional Drilling |
| Work Performed | Natural Gas |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 1110310276 |
| One Call Center Name | Indiana811 |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | No |
| Root Cause Category | Excavation Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above |
| Preparer Name | M***** M********* |
| Preparer Title | Quality Assurance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | M**********@v******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 812-306-8504 |
| Authorizer Name | J**** F****** |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Engineering Asset Management |
| Authorizer Telephone | 812-491-4369 |
| Authorizer Email | J********@v******.com |
| Narrative | While performing a horizontal direction drilling operation for replacement of aged gas facilities, miller pipeline, (contractor for vecten), struck an unmarked 4" steel main stub. Other existing gas facilities in the area were correctly marked. Contractor installing facilities for vectren was responsible for marking existing vectren natural gas facilities at the job site. Gas leaking from this damage appears to have migrated into the structure at 312 woodrow ave. In new albany, in resulting in ignition and explosion. Five (5) persons in the structure, (general public), and one (1) contact employee working for vectren sustained injuries that required hospitilization. 2/14/13 supplemental report filed to address regulatory concerns associated with: part d (2d.) "unkown at this time" was eliminated part h - clarifying information inserted in narrative associated with contractor responsibility for locating. |
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