Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2013-06-20 — NV
Operator
Southwest Gas Corp
Cause
Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,383
Incident datetime
2013-06-20 08:37
Report number
Location
NV, CLARK COUNTY
Narrative
During a leak survey, southwest gas discovered a grade 1 leak on a two-inch pvc main at 4362 e. Lake mead boulevard in clark county. Several gas control plans were established. Southwest gas implemented a section of their valve isolation plan to quickly mitigate the situation and eliminate the leak. For this reason, service to 1529 active customers was discontinued until repairs to the main were completed.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2013-06-20 08:37:00
Year
2013
Report Received Date
2013-07-17 00:00:00
Iyear
2013.0
Report Number
20130084.0
Supplemental Number
15801.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
18536
Name
Southwest Gas Corp
Operator Street Address
8360 S. Durango Drive
Operator City Name
Las Vegas
Operator State Abbreviation
NV
Operator Postal Code
89113
Local Datetime
2013-06-20 08:37:00
Location Street Address
4362 East Lake Mead Boulevard
Location City Name
Las Vegas
Location County Name
Clark County
Location State Abbreviation
NV
Location Postal Code
89115
Location Latitude
36.19568
Location Longitude
-115.07869
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-06-20 12:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1051115
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-06-20 08:37:00
On Site Datetime
2013-06-20 08:37:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
48.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Other
System Part Details
Transition Fitting
Installation Year
1968.0
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyvinyl Cloride (Pvc)
Wt Plastic
0.308
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2383.0
Est Cost Emergency
67514.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
0.0
Prpty
69897.0
Commercial Affected
27.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1502.0
Accident Psig
40.0
Normal Psig
40.0
Mop Psig
43.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
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
Other Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Pwjf Failure Type
Other Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Pwjf Failure Details
Two-Inch Pvc-To-Steel Transition Fitting
Additional Pipe Bend Ind
Yes
Result Material Ind
Yes
Result Material Subtype
Other
Result Material Details
Circumferential Seam
Hydrotest Conducted Ind
No
Preparer Name
R**** E***
Preparer Title
Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
R*********@s****.com
Preparer Telephone
702-365-2080
Preparer Fax
702-221-4116
Authorizer Name
P*** A*****
Authorizer Title
Director Of Gas Operations For Southern Nevada
Authorizer Telephone
702-630-8188
Authorizer Email
P**********@s****.com
Narrative
During a leak survey, southwest gas discovered a grade 1 leak on a two-inch pvc main at 4362 e. Lake mead boulevard in clark county. Several gas control plans were established. Southwest gas implemented a section of their valve isolation plan to quickly mitigate the situation and eliminate the leak. For this reason, service to 1529 active customers was discontinued until repairs to the main were completed.
| Occurred At | 2013-06-20 08:37:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2013 |
| Report Received Date | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2013.0 |
| Report Number | 20130084.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15801.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 18536 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Southwest Gas Corp |
| Operator Street Address | 8360 S. Durango Drive |
| Operator City Name | Las Vegas |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NV |
| Operator Postal Code | 89113 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-06-20 08:37:00 |
| Location Street Address | 4362 East Lake Mead Boulevard |
| Location City Name | Las Vegas |
| Location County Name | Clark County |
| Location State Abbreviation | NV |
| Location Postal Code | 89115 |
| Location Latitude | 36.19568 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -115.07869 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2013-06-20 12:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1051115 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-06-20 08:37:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-06-20 08:37:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 48.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Other |
| System Part Details | Transition Fitting |
| Installation Year | 1968.0 |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyvinyl Cloride (Pvc) |
| Wt Plastic | 0.308 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2383.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 67514.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 69897.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 27.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1502.0 |
| Accident Psig | 40.0 |
| Normal Psig | 40.0 |
| Mop Psig | 43.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| 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 | Other Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure |
| Pwjf Failure Type | Other Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure |
| Pwjf Failure Details | Two-Inch Pvc-To-Steel Transition Fitting |
| Additional Pipe Bend Ind | Yes |
| Result Material Ind | Yes |
| Result Material Subtype | Other |
| Result Material Details | Circumferential Seam |
| Hydrotest Conducted Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | R**** E*** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | R*********@s****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 702-365-2080 |
| Preparer Fax | 702-221-4116 |
| Authorizer Name | P*** A***** |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Gas Operations For Southern Nevada |
| Authorizer Telephone | 702-630-8188 |
| Authorizer Email | P**********@s****.com |
| Narrative | During a leak survey, southwest gas discovered a grade 1 leak on a two-inch pvc main at 4362 e. Lake mead boulevard in clark county. Several gas control plans were established. Southwest gas implemented a section of their valve isolation plan to quickly mitigate the situation and eliminate the leak. For this reason, service to 1529 active customers was discontinued until repairs to the main were completed. |
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