Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2012-12-27 — TX
Operator
Texas Community Propane, Ltd.
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Propane Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
2 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$500
Incident datetime
2012-12-27 14:42
Report number
Location
TX, TRAVIS
Narrative
Operator removed meter and regulator, capped riser, customer was hooking up a pipe to home and stealing gas. They broke the pipe they had hooked up to riser and after one hour of gas blowing, called operator. Operator dispatched repair crew who arrived and were burned when gas ignited from interior of home by electric dryer, causing explosion and fire to wall of home. This report was called in to PHMSA on 01-03-13 to mohammad elzbic at 10 am. He stated I did not have to file online since I reported by phone.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2012-12-27 14:42:00
Year
2012
Report Received Date
2013-07-18 00:00:00
Iyear
2012.0
Report Number
20130085.0
Supplemental Number
16593.0
Report Type
Supplemental
Operator Id
32061
Name
Texas Community Propane, Ltd.
Operator Street Address
2579 Western Trails Blvd Suite 230
Operator City Name
Austin
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
78745
Local Datetime
2012-12-27 14:42:00
Location Street Address
11504 Briarcreek Loop
Location City Name
Manor
Location County Name
Travis
Location State Abbreviation
TX
Location Postal Code
78653
Location Latitude
30.315239
Location Longitude
-97.536654
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-01-03 10:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1034748
Commodity Released Type
Propane Gas
Unintentional Release
10.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
2
Num Contr Injuries
0
Num Er Injuries
0
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
0
Injure
2
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-12-27 14:42:00
On Site Datetime
2012-12-27 14:42:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Other
System Part Details
Below Cockstop
Installation Year
2002.0
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Pipe Broken Below Cockstop
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Customer Broke Cockstop While Tampering With Gas Line.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
500.0
Est Cost Emergency
1000.0
Est Cost Other
5000.0
Est Cost Other Details
Operator Overtime $6500
Est Cost Unintentional Release
5000.0
Prpty
11500.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
750.0
Accident Psig
30.0
Normal Psig
30.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Third Party That Caused The Incident
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
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Outside Force Type
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Preparer Name
J***** B****
Preparer Title
Office Manager
Preparer Email
C*********************@t********************.com
Preparer Telephone
512-272-5503
Preparer Fax
512-899-9333
Authorizer Name
J***** B****
Authorizer Title
Office Manager
Authorizer Telephone
512-272-5503
Authorizer Email
C*********************@t********************.com
Narrative
Operator removed meter and regulator, capped riser, customer was hooking up a pipe to home and stealing gas. They broke the pipe they had hooked up to riser and after one hour of gas blowing, called operator. Operator dispatched repair crew who arrived and were burned when gas ignited from interior of home by electric dryer, causing explosion and fire to wall of home. This report was called in to PHMSA on 01-03-13 to mohammad elzbic at 10 am. He stated I did not have to file online since I reported by phone.
| Occurred At | 2012-12-27 14:42:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Report Received Date | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2012.0 |
| Report Number | 20130085.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16593.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental |
| Operator Id | 32061 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Texas Community Propane, Ltd. |
| Operator Street Address | 2579 Western Trails Blvd Suite 230 |
| Operator City Name | Austin |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 78745 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-12-27 14:42:00 |
| Location Street Address | 11504 Briarcreek Loop |
| Location City Name | Manor |
| Location County Name | Travis |
| Location State Abbreviation | TX |
| Location Postal Code | 78653 |
| Location Latitude | 30.315239 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.536654 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2013-01-03 10:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1034748 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Propane Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 10.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 2 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 0 |
| Num Er Injuries | 0 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 0 |
| Injure | 2 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-12-27 14:42:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-12-27 14:42:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Other |
| System Part Details | Below Cockstop |
| Installation Year | 2002.0 |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Pipe Broken Below Cockstop |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Customer Broke Cockstop While Tampering With Gas Line. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 5000.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Operator Overtime $6500 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 5000.0 |
| Prpty | 11500.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 750.0 |
| Accident Psig | 30.0 |
| Normal Psig | 30.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Third Party That Caused The Incident |
| 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 | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Outside Force Type | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Preparer Name | J***** B**** |
| Preparer Title | Office Manager |
| Preparer Email | C*********************@t********************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 512-272-5503 |
| Preparer Fax | 512-899-9333 |
| Authorizer Name | J***** B**** |
| Authorizer Title | Office Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 512-272-5503 |
| Authorizer Email | C*********************@t********************.com |
| Narrative | Operator removed meter and regulator, capped riser, customer was hooking up a pipe to home and stealing gas. They broke the pipe they had hooked up to riser and after one hour of gas blowing, called operator. Operator dispatched repair crew who arrived and were burned when gas ignited from interior of home by electric dryer, causing explosion and fire to wall of home. This report was called in to PHMSA on 01-03-13 to mohammad elzbic at 10 am. He stated I did not have to file online since I reported by phone. |
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