Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2012-06-23 — CA
Operator
Southern California Gas Co
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$70,000
Incident datetime
2012-06-23 11:18
Report number
Location
CA, RIVERSIDE
Narrative
Leaking high pressure water service scoured hole into 1' pe gas main, allowing water to enter system. This resulted in 50 outages and a significant water removal effort. Total cost of water removal, repair and restores exceeded $50k, meeting PHMSA reporting criteria. Although monitored by socalgas sr. Safety advisor, this incident was not reported due to an error in interpretation of reportability requirements. Using the PHMSA instructions for form PHMSA f 7100.1 (revision 01-2010) general instructions, page 1, the sr. Safety advisor assumed that only costs associated with damage from escaping gas and contol of escaping gas were to be considered. In the information related to secondary ignition not needing reporting, he assumed that the only costs reportable would be damage caused by escaping gas and costs to repair associated leak. Upon further review of instruction, employee realized this error, based upon page 12 of the instructions. Employee immediately reviewed records of incidents going back to the date of receiving the revison 01-2010, and discovered this single incident that had gone unreported. Water in gas incidents occurring prior to revision 01-2010 were regularly reported when all associated costs exceeded $50k.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2012-06-23 11:18:00
Year
2012
Report Received Date
2012-08-21 00:00:00
Iyear
2012.0
Report Number
20120069.0
Supplemental Number
15503.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
18484
Name
Southern California Gas Co
Operator Street Address
555 West Fifth Street
Operator City Name
Los Angeles
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
90013
Local Datetime
2012-06-20 11:18:00
Location Street Address
748 Inverness
Location City Name
Rancho Mirage
Location County Name
Riverside
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
92270
Location Latitude
33.789462
Location Longitude
-116.431907
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-07-23 21:45:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1018750
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
1.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-06-23 11:18:00
On Site Datetime
2012-06-23 11:30:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
34.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1979.0
Pipe Diameter
1.0
Pipe Specification
Astmd2513
Pipe Manufacturer
Dupont
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Wt Plastic Unknown Ind
Unknown
Material Pe Pipe Code
2306
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
0.1
Puncture Circum
0.1
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
70000.0
Est Cost Emergency
500.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
6.0
Prpty
70506.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
70.0
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 Public
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
Other Outside Force Damage
Outside Force Type
Other Outside Force Damage
Osf Other Details
Leaking High Pressure Water Service Scoured Hole In Pe Main
Preparer Name
W* J*** K*****
Preparer Title
Sr. Pipeline Safety Advisor
Preparer Email
W******@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone
213 305-8660
Preparer Fax
213 244-8155
Authorizer Name
W* J*** K*****
Authorizer Title
Sr. Pipeline Safety Advisor
Authorizer Telephone
213 305-8660
Authorizer Email
W******@s**************.com
Narrative
Leaking high pressure water service scoured hole into 1' pe gas main, allowing water to enter system. This resulted in 50 outages and a significant water removal effort. Total cost of water removal, repair and restores exceeded $50k, meeting PHMSA reporting criteria. Although monitored by socalgas sr. Safety advisor, this incident was not reported due to an error in interpretation of reportability requirements. Using the PHMSA instructions for form PHMSA f 7100.1 (revision 01-2010) general instructions, page 1, the sr. Safety advisor assumed that only costs associated with damage from escaping gas and contol of escaping gas were to be considered. In the information related to secondary ignition not needing reporting, he assumed that the only costs reportable would be damage caused by escaping gas and costs to repair associated leak. Upon further review of instruction, employee realized this error, based upon page 12 of the instructions. Employee immediately reviewed records of incidents going back to the date of receiving the revison 01-2010, and discovered this single incident that had gone unreported. Water in gas incidents occurring prior to revision 01-2010 were regularly reported when all associated costs exceeded $50k.
| Occurred At | 2012-06-23 11:18:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Report Received Date | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2012.0 |
| Report Number | 20120069.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15503.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 18484 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Southern California Gas Co |
| Operator Street Address | 555 West Fifth Street |
| Operator City Name | Los Angeles |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 90013 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-06-20 11:18:00 |
| Location Street Address | 748 Inverness |
| Location City Name | Rancho Mirage |
| Location County Name | Riverside |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 92270 |
| Location Latitude | 33.789462 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -116.431907 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-07-23 21:45:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1018750 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 1.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-06-23 11:18:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-06-23 11:30:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 34.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1979.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 1.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Astmd2513 |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Dupont |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Wt Plastic Unknown Ind | Unknown |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 2306 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 0.1 |
| Puncture Circum | 0.1 |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 70000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 500.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 6.0 |
| Prpty | 70506.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 70.0 |
| 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 Public |
| 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 | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Outside Force Type | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Osf Other Details | Leaking High Pressure Water Service Scoured Hole In Pe Main |
| Preparer Name | W* J*** K***** |
| Preparer Title | Sr. Pipeline Safety Advisor |
| Preparer Email | W******@s**************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 213 305-8660 |
| Preparer Fax | 213 244-8155 |
| Authorizer Name | W* J*** K***** |
| Authorizer Title | Sr. Pipeline Safety Advisor |
| Authorizer Telephone | 213 305-8660 |
| Authorizer Email | W******@s**************.com |
| Narrative | Leaking high pressure water service scoured hole into 1' pe gas main, allowing water to enter system. This resulted in 50 outages and a significant water removal effort. Total cost of water removal, repair and restores exceeded $50k, meeting PHMSA reporting criteria. Although monitored by socalgas sr. Safety advisor, this incident was not reported due to an error in interpretation of reportability requirements. Using the PHMSA instructions for form PHMSA f 7100.1 (revision 01-2010) general instructions, page 1, the sr. Safety advisor assumed that only costs associated with damage from escaping gas and contol of escaping gas were to be considered. In the information related to secondary ignition not needing reporting, he assumed that the only costs reportable would be damage caused by escaping gas and costs to repair associated leak. Upon further review of instruction, employee realized this error, based upon page 12 of the instructions. Employee immediately reviewed records of incidents going back to the date of receiving the revison 01-2010, and discovered this single incident that had gone unreported. Water in gas incidents occurring prior to revision 01-2010 were regularly reported when all associated costs exceeded $50k. |
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