Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2012-08-07 — TN
Operator
Lawrenceburg Gas Dept, City Of
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
—
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
1 fatality
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$187,177
Incident datetime
2012-08-07 18:30
Report number
Location
TN, LAWRENCE
Narrative
On aug 7, 2012, at approsimately 18:20, a 2009 nissan sentra driven by wayne spense was traveling east on hwy 20 in summertown, tn. The vehicle ran off of the left side of the road, traveled 500 ft., and struck a gas regulator station. At approsimately 18:30, todd pennington, a worker at summertown utility district called scott garland, the lawrenceburg utility system gas dept. On call person. Todd advised that a car had ran through a gas regulating station and was on fire. Scott did not know if it was a lawrenceburg utility system (lus) or east tennessee (etng) station. Scott notified ronnie dial (lus gas foreman) and tim dollar (lus water on call person) for assistance.Upon arrival near the scene lus personnel was denied access by emergency personnel. It was approsimately 19:00 - 19:10 when scott arrived on the accident scene. At approximately 19:20 scott garland and ronnie dial begin turning off high pressure gas valves. At approsimately 19:40 scott and ronnie begin turning off low pressure valves. The gas distribution was backfeeding into the station and feeding the flames. By 19:50 the gas was off and the flames extinguished. The gas lines were capped. Gas valves were turned off at the customers meters. By 06:00 on aug 8, 2012 lus was relighting customers pilot lights. Mr. Spense perished in the crash. The gas regulating station was a completer loss. Gas is currently being fer to summertown by way of hwy 43. Final: on 01/130031/2013 bush construction co installed a temporary regulator station to help with low pressure in summertown. On 02/28/2013 a new station was completed it was put on line at approximately 13:15.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2012-08-07 18:30:00
Year
2012
Report Received Date
2012-09-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2012.0
Report Number
20120074.0
Supplemental Number
15648.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
11296
Name
Lawrenceburg Gas Dept, City Of
Operator Street Address
403 Oak Street
Operator City Name
Lawrenceburg
Operator State Abbreviation
TN
Operator Postal Code
38464
Local Datetime
2012-08-07 18:20:00
Location Street Address
H******@ *******
Location City Name
Summertown
Location County Name
Lawrence
Location State Abbreviation
TN
Location Postal Code
38483
Location Latitude
35.43983
Location Longitude
-87.29021
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-08-07 21:25:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1020313
Unintentional Release
247.0
Fatality Ind
Yes
Num Emp Fatalities
0
Num Contr Fatalities
0
Num Er Fatalities
0
Num Worker Fatalities
0
Num Gp Fatalities
1
Fatal
1
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
125.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-08-07 18:30:00
On Site Datetime
2012-08-07 19:00:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement
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
Municipally Owned
System Part Involved
District Regulator/metering Station
Installation Year
1990.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Rupture
Rupture Orient
Circumferential
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
187177.0
Est Cost Emergency
12977.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
1145.0
Prpty
201299.0
Commercial Affected
24.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
186.0
Accident Psig
90.0
Normal Psig
90.0
Mop Psig
450.0
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
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
S***** E* B******
Preparer Title
D And O Operator
Preparer Email
S*******@l******.com
Preparer Telephone
931.629.9918
Preparer Fax
931.762.9276
Authorizer Name
S***** E* B******
Authorizer Title
D And O Operator
Authorizer Telephone
931.629.9918
Authorizer Email
S*******@l******.com
Narrative
On aug 7, 2012, at approsimately 18:20, a 2009 nissan sentra driven by wayne spense was traveling east on hwy 20 in summertown, tn. The vehicle ran off of the left side of the road, traveled 500 ft., and struck a gas regulator station. At approsimately 18:30, todd pennington, a worker at summertown utility district called scott garland, the lawrenceburg utility system gas dept. On call person. Todd advised that a car had ran through a gas regulating station and was on fire. Scott did not know if it was a lawrenceburg utility system (lus) or east tennessee (etng) station. Scott notified ronnie dial (lus gas foreman) and tim dollar (lus water on call person) for assistance.Upon arrival near the scene lus personnel was denied access by emergency personnel. It was approsimately 19:00 - 19:10 when scott arrived on the accident scene. At approximately 19:20 scott garland and ronnie dial begin turning off high pressure gas valves. At approsimately 19:40 scott and ronnie begin turning off low pressure valves. The gas distribution was backfeeding into the station and feeding the flames. By 19:50 the gas was off and the flames extinguished. The gas lines were capped. Gas valves were turned off at the customers meters. By 06:00 on aug 8, 2012 lus was relighting customers pilot lights. Mr. Spense perished in the crash. The gas regulating station was a completer loss. Gas is currently being fer to summertown by way of hwy 43. Final: on 01/130031/2013 bush construction co installed a temporary regulator station to help with low pressure in summertown. On 02/28/2013 a new station was completed it was put on line at approximately 13:15.
| Occurred At | 2012-08-07 18:30:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Report Received Date | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2012.0 |
| Report Number | 20120074.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15648.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 11296 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Lawrenceburg Gas Dept, City Of |
| Operator Street Address | 403 Oak Street |
| Operator City Name | Lawrenceburg |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TN |
| Operator Postal Code | 38464 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-08-07 18:20:00 |
| Location Street Address | H******@ ******* |
| Location City Name | Summertown |
| Location County Name | Lawrence |
| Location State Abbreviation | TN |
| Location Postal Code | 38483 |
| Location Latitude | 35.43983 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -87.29021 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-08-07 21:25:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1020313 NRC Report How to search |
| Unintentional Release | 247.0 |
| Fatality Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Contr Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Er Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Worker Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Gp Fatalities | 1 |
| Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 125.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-08-07 18:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-08-07 19:00:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement |
| 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 | Municipally Owned |
| System Part Involved | District Regulator/metering Station |
| Installation Year | 1990.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Rupture |
| Rupture Orient | Circumferential |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 187177.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 12977.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 1145.0 |
| Prpty | 201299.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 24.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 186.0 |
| Accident Psig | 90.0 |
| Normal Psig | 90.0 |
| Mop Psig | 450.0 |
| 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 | 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 | S***** E* B****** |
| Preparer Title | D And O Operator |
| Preparer Email | S*******@l******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 931.629.9918 |
| Preparer Fax | 931.762.9276 |
| Authorizer Name | S***** E* B****** |
| Authorizer Title | D And O Operator |
| Authorizer Telephone | 931.629.9918 |
| Authorizer Email | S*******@l******.com |
| Narrative | On aug 7, 2012, at approsimately 18:20, a 2009 nissan sentra driven by wayne spense was traveling east on hwy 20 in summertown, tn. The vehicle ran off of the left side of the road, traveled 500 ft., and struck a gas regulator station. At approsimately 18:30, todd pennington, a worker at summertown utility district called scott garland, the lawrenceburg utility system gas dept. On call person. Todd advised that a car had ran through a gas regulating station and was on fire. Scott did not know if it was a lawrenceburg utility system (lus) or east tennessee (etng) station. Scott notified ronnie dial (lus gas foreman) and tim dollar (lus water on call person) for assistance.Upon arrival near the scene lus personnel was denied access by emergency personnel. It was approsimately 19:00 - 19:10 when scott arrived on the accident scene. At approximately 19:20 scott garland and ronnie dial begin turning off high pressure gas valves. At approsimately 19:40 scott and ronnie begin turning off low pressure valves. The gas distribution was backfeeding into the station and feeding the flames. By 19:50 the gas was off and the flames extinguished. The gas lines were capped. Gas valves were turned off at the customers meters. By 06:00 on aug 8, 2012 lus was relighting customers pilot lights. Mr. Spense perished in the crash. The gas regulating station was a completer loss. Gas is currently being fer to summertown by way of hwy 43. Final: on 01/130031/2013 bush construction co installed a temporary regulator station to help with low pressure in summertown. On 02/28/2013 a new station was completed it was put on line at approximately 13:15. |
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