Incident details
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GD incident on 2012-11-11 — NY
Operator
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp - New York
Cause
Notification Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
1 injury
Property damage (nominal)
$500
Incident datetime
2012-11-11 17:39
Report number
Location
NY, ALLEGANY
Narrative
At approximately 5:10pm on sunday, november 11th, 2012, the apartment complex at 34 glen street, alfred, ny 14802 suffered an explosion. There were no fatalities. There was 1 injury and 14 residents were evacuated. Further investigation indicated a wooden landscaping stake to be used for snow fencing punctured the natural gas plastic service lateral 15 feet from the building wall. Gas may have migrated into the building through an adjacent underground electrical service feed where it ignited. The local one-call center (dig safely new york) was not notified of the excavation activity. At the location of the puncture, the service line was approximately 20" deep. Subsequent to the event, the service line involved in this incident was cut off at the main and abandoned.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2012-11-11 17:39:00
Year
2012
Report Received Date
2012-12-10 00:00:00
Iyear
2012.0
Report Number
20120101.0
Supplemental Number
15560.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
13062
Name
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp - New York
Operator Street Address
6363 Main St.
Operator City Name
Williamsville
Operator State Abbreviation
NY
Operator Postal Code
14221
Local Datetime
2012-11-11 17:10:00
Location Street Address
34 Glen St.
Location City Name
Alfred
Location County Name
Allegany
Location State Abbreviation
NY
Location Postal Code
14802-1015
Location Latitude
42.26288
Location Longitude
-77.78879
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-11-12 08:20:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1030352
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
1.5
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
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
14.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-11-11 17:39:00
On Site Datetime
2012-11-11 18:10:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
20.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Installation Year
1987.0
Pipe Diameter
1.125
Pipe Specification
Astm D2513
Pipe Manufacturer
Plexco
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
12.5
Material Pe Pipe Code
2406
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
1.2
Puncture Circum
0.3
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
500000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
500.0
Est Cost Emergency
2500.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
12.0
Prpty
503012.0
Commercial Affected
1.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
35.0
Normal Psig
35.0
Mop Psig
35.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
Regulator stations feeding distribution system are manually set. System is not monitored by scada. Controllers' actions would not have affected outcome.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Prior Notification Ind
No
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Private Row Ind
Yes
Private Subtype
Private Business
Excavator Type
Unknown/other
Excavator Equipment
Unknown/other
Work Performed
Fencing
One Call Notified Ind
No
Locator Type
Data Not Collected
Visible Marks
Data Not Collected
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
9999.0
Root Cause Category
Notification Issue
Root Cause Type
No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811
Preparer Name
A***** D* E****
Preparer Title
Junior Engineer
Preparer Email
E*****@n******.com
Preparer Telephone
716-857-7630
Preparer Fax
716-857-7469
Authorizer Name
B**** A* K******
Authorizer Title
Superintendent
Authorizer Telephone
716-827-2131
Authorizer Email
K*******@n******.com
Narrative
At approximately 5:10pm on sunday, november 11th, 2012, the apartment complex at 34 glen street, alfred, ny 14802 suffered an explosion. There were no fatalities. There was 1 injury and 14 residents were evacuated. Further investigation indicated a wooden landscaping stake to be used for snow fencing punctured the natural gas plastic service lateral 15 feet from the building wall. Gas may have migrated into the building through an adjacent underground electrical service feed where it ignited. The local one-call center (dig safely new york) was not notified of the excavation activity. At the location of the puncture, the service line was approximately 20" deep. Subsequent to the event, the service line involved in this incident was cut off at the main and abandoned.
| Occurred At | 2012-11-11 17:39:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Report Received Date | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2012.0 |
| Report Number | 20120101.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15560.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 13062 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp - New York |
| Operator Street Address | 6363 Main St. |
| Operator City Name | Williamsville |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NY |
| Operator Postal Code | 14221 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-11-11 17:10:00 |
| Location Street Address | 34 Glen St. |
| Location City Name | Alfred |
| Location County Name | Allegany |
| Location State Abbreviation | NY |
| Location Postal Code | 14802-1015 |
| Location Latitude | 42.26288 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -77.78879 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-11-12 08:20:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1030352 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 1.5 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 14.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-11-11 17:39:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-11-11 18:10:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 20.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Installation Year | 1987.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 1.125 |
| Pipe Specification | Astm D2513 |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Plexco |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 12.5 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 2406 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 1.2 |
| Puncture Circum | 0.3 |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 500000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2500.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 12.0 |
| Prpty | 503012.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 1.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 35.0 |
| Normal Psig | 35.0 |
| Mop Psig | 35.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | Regulator stations feeding distribution system are manually set. System is not monitored by scada. Controllers' actions would not have affected outcome. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Prior Notification Ind | No |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Private Row Ind | Yes |
| Private Subtype | Private Business |
| Excavator Type | Unknown/other |
| Excavator Equipment | Unknown/other |
| Work Performed | Fencing |
| One Call Notified Ind | No |
| Locator Type | Data Not Collected |
| Visible Marks | Data Not Collected |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 9999.0 |
| Root Cause Category | Notification Issue |
| Root Cause Type | No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811 |
| Preparer Name | A***** D* E**** |
| Preparer Title | Junior Engineer |
| Preparer Email | E*****@n******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 716-857-7630 |
| Preparer Fax | 716-857-7469 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** A* K****** |
| Authorizer Title | Superintendent |
| Authorizer Telephone | 716-827-2131 |
| Authorizer Email | K*******@n******.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 5:10pm on sunday, november 11th, 2012, the apartment complex at 34 glen street, alfred, ny 14802 suffered an explosion. There were no fatalities. There was 1 injury and 14 residents were evacuated. Further investigation indicated a wooden landscaping stake to be used for snow fencing punctured the natural gas plastic service lateral 15 feet from the building wall. Gas may have migrated into the building through an adjacent underground electrical service feed where it ignited. The local one-call center (dig safely new york) was not notified of the excavation activity. At the location of the puncture, the service line was approximately 20" deep. Subsequent to the event, the service line involved in this incident was cut off at the main and abandoned. |
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