Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2013-01-11 — WA
Operator
Puget Sound Energy
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$46,100
Incident datetime
2013-01-11 14:24
Report number
Location
WA, PIERCE
Narrative
On january 1st, 2013, a large concrete section of sr-16 under demolition by wsdot at the time, fell onto the pavement at the intersection of s. Tacoma way and sprague street. As a result, a leak occured on an underground gas line at this location. The event was reported to the washington utilities and transportation commission for a gas release exceeding 2 hours. On february 8th and at about 12:00pm, following a review of the cost of this incident, pse discovered that the cost of this event exceeded $50,000 and telephonicaly reported it to nrc.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2013-01-11 14:24:00
Year
2013
Report Received Date
2013-02-08 00:00:00
Iyear
2013.0
Report Number
20130013.0
Supplemental Number
15835.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22189
Name
Puget Sound Energy
Operator Street Address
355 110th Ave Ne
Operator City Name
Bellevue
Operator State Abbreviation
WA
Operator Postal Code
98004
Local Datetime
2013-01-11 14:24:00
Location Street Address
S Tacoma Way And Sprague St
Location City Name
Tacoma
Location County Name
Pierce
Location State Abbreviation
WA
Location Postal Code
98409
Location Latitude
47.232115
Location Longitude
-122.463065
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-02-08 12:25:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1037945
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-01-11 14:24:00
On Site Datetime
2013-01-11 14:45:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
2007.0
Pipe Diameter
4.0
Pipe Specification
Astm D2513
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
11.5
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
46100.0
Est Cost Emergency
29867.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
100.0
Prpty
76067.0
Commercial Affected
4.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
41.0
Normal Psig
41.0
Mop Psig
45.0
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
This incident was caused by falling demolition debris
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
Falling Construction Debris From Elevated Roadway Demolition
Preparer Name
A********* I***
Preparer Title
Consulting Engineer
Preparer Email
A**************@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
425 213 6219
Preparer Fax
425 462 3770
Authorizer Name
C***** M******
Authorizer Title
Manager Compliance And Regulatory Audits - Gas
Authorizer Telephone
425 462 3207
Authorizer Email
C*************@p**.com
Narrative
On january 1st, 2013, a large concrete section of sr-16 under demolition by wsdot at the time, fell onto the pavement at the intersection of s. Tacoma way and sprague street. As a result, a leak occured on an underground gas line at this location. The event was reported to the washington utilities and transportation commission for a gas release exceeding 2 hours. On february 8th and at about 12:00pm, following a review of the cost of this incident, pse discovered that the cost of this event exceeded $50,000 and telephonicaly reported it to nrc.
| Occurred At | 2013-01-11 14:24:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2013 |
| Report Received Date | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2013.0 |
| Report Number | 20130013.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15835.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22189 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Puget Sound Energy |
| Operator Street Address | 355 110th Ave Ne |
| Operator City Name | Bellevue |
| Operator State Abbreviation | WA |
| Operator Postal Code | 98004 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-01-11 14:24:00 |
| Location Street Address | S Tacoma Way And Sprague St |
| Location City Name | Tacoma |
| Location County Name | Pierce |
| Location State Abbreviation | WA |
| Location Postal Code | 98409 |
| Location Latitude | 47.232115 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -122.463065 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2013-02-08 12:25:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1037945 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-01-11 14:24:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-01-11 14:45:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 2007.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 4.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Astm D2513 |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 11.5 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 46100.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 29867.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 100.0 |
| Prpty | 76067.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 4.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 41.0 |
| Normal Psig | 41.0 |
| Mop Psig | 45.0 |
| 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 | This incident was caused by falling demolition debris |
| 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 | Falling Construction Debris From Elevated Roadway Demolition |
| Preparer Name | A********* I*** |
| Preparer Title | Consulting Engineer |
| Preparer Email | A**************@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 425 213 6219 |
| Preparer Fax | 425 462 3770 |
| Authorizer Name | C***** M****** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Compliance And Regulatory Audits - Gas |
| Authorizer Telephone | 425 462 3207 |
| Authorizer Email | C*************@p**.com |
| Narrative | On january 1st, 2013, a large concrete section of sr-16 under demolition by wsdot at the time, fell onto the pavement at the intersection of s. Tacoma way and sprague street. As a result, a leak occured on an underground gas line at this location. The event was reported to the washington utilities and transportation commission for a gas release exceeding 2 hours. On february 8th and at about 12:00pm, following a review of the cost of this incident, pse discovered that the cost of this event exceeded $50,000 and telephonicaly reported it to nrc. |
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