Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2012-12-18 — CA
Operator
Southern California Gas Co
Cause
Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$35,000
Incident datetime
2012-12-18 12:54
Report number
Location
CA, ORANGE
Narrative
On december 18, 2012, southern california gas company received notice from a restaurant that 2 flashes at grille had occurred over a 2 week period. Upon notification, a check was performed on customer facilities, and no leakage was found. Further investigation uncovered underground leakage that was determined to be coming from a crack on 2' pe piping at a coupling fusion. Flashes caused minor burns to 2 restaurant customers. Due to saturation of soil, area could not be cleared of a flammable mixture, and restaurant was closed. It was anticipated that restaurant would be able to reopen on 12/20. However, natural gas indications were still in the vicinity, and restaurant was not able to reopen. This second day of loss of business put the estimated incident cost at over $50k, triggering DOT notification. A gas extraction service was subsequently brought in, and underground gas readings dissipated. Repairs completed and all customers put back into service.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2012-12-18 12:54:00
Year
2012
Report Received Date
2013-01-14 00:00:00
Iyear
2012.0
Report Number
20130004.0
Supplemental Number
15787.0
Report Type
Supplemental 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
2012-12-18 12:54:00
Location Street Address
2100 E Ball Road
Location City Name
Anaheim
Location County Name
Orange
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
92806
Location Latitude
33.817803
Location Longitude
-117.887265
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-12-20 13:16:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1933841
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
162.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-12-18 12:54:00
On Site Datetime
2012-12-18 16:01:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Installation Year
1979.0
Pipe Diameter
2.0
Pipe Specification
Astm D2513
Pipe Manufacturer
Dupont
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
11
Material Pe Pipe Code
2306
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
35000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
35000.0
Est Cost Emergency
1000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
1000.0
Prpty
72000.0
Commercial Affected
3.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
44.0
Normal Psig
44.0
Mop Psig
50.0
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
Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Cause Details
Body Of Pipe
Pwjf Failure Type
Body Of Pipe
Pipe Body Subtype
Crack
Additional Crack Ind
Yes
Result Construction Ind
Yes
Result Construction Subtype
Poor Construction/installation Procedures
Hydrotest Conducted Ind
Yes
Hydrotest Conducted Year
2013
Hydrotest Pressure
100
Preparer Name
W* J*** K*****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety And Compliance Manager
Preparer Email
W******@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone
213 305-8660
Preparer Fax
213 244-8223
Authorizer Name
W* J*** K*****
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Safety And Compliance Manager
Authorizer Telephone
213 305-8660
Authorizer Email
W******@s**************.com
Narrative
On december 18, 2012, southern california gas company received notice from a restaurant that 2 flashes at grille had occurred over a 2 week period. Upon notification, a check was performed on customer facilities, and no leakage was found. Further investigation uncovered underground leakage that was determined to be coming from a crack on 2' pe piping at a coupling fusion. Flashes caused minor burns to 2 restaurant customers. Due to saturation of soil, area could not be cleared of a flammable mixture, and restaurant was closed. It was anticipated that restaurant would be able to reopen on 12/20. However, natural gas indications were still in the vicinity, and restaurant was not able to reopen. This second day of loss of business put the estimated incident cost at over $50k, triggering DOT notification. A gas extraction service was subsequently brought in, and underground gas readings dissipated. Repairs completed and all customers put back into service.
| Occurred At | 2012-12-18 12:54:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Report Received Date | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2012.0 |
| Report Number | 20130004.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15787.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental 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 | 2012-12-18 12:54:00 |
| Location Street Address | 2100 E Ball Road |
| Location City Name | Anaheim |
| Location County Name | Orange |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 92806 |
| Location Latitude | 33.817803 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -117.887265 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-12-20 13:16:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1933841 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 162.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-12-18 12:54:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-12-18 16:01:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Installation Year | 1979.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 2.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Astm D2513 |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Dupont |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 11 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 2306 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 35000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 35000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 1000.0 |
| Prpty | 72000.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 3.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 44.0 |
| Normal Psig | 44.0 |
| Mop Psig | 50.0 |
| 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 | Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure |
| Cause Details | Body Of Pipe |
| Pwjf Failure Type | Body Of Pipe |
| Pipe Body Subtype | Crack |
| Additional Crack Ind | Yes |
| Result Construction Ind | Yes |
| Result Construction Subtype | Poor Construction/installation Procedures |
| Hydrotest Conducted Ind | Yes |
| Hydrotest Conducted Year | 2013 |
| Hydrotest Pressure | 100 |
| Preparer Name | W* J*** K***** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Safety And Compliance Manager |
| Preparer Email | W******@s**************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 213 305-8660 |
| Preparer Fax | 213 244-8223 |
| Authorizer Name | W* J*** K***** |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Safety And Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 213 305-8660 |
| Authorizer Email | W******@s**************.com |
| Narrative | On december 18, 2012, southern california gas company received notice from a restaurant that 2 flashes at grille had occurred over a 2 week period. Upon notification, a check was performed on customer facilities, and no leakage was found. Further investigation uncovered underground leakage that was determined to be coming from a crack on 2' pe piping at a coupling fusion. Flashes caused minor burns to 2 restaurant customers. Due to saturation of soil, area could not be cleared of a flammable mixture, and restaurant was closed. It was anticipated that restaurant would be able to reopen on 12/20. However, natural gas indications were still in the vicinity, and restaurant was not able to reopen. This second day of loss of business put the estimated incident cost at over $50k, triggering DOT notification. A gas extraction service was subsequently brought in, and underground gas readings dissipated. Repairs completed and all customers put back into service. |
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