Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2012-02-23 — MA
Operator
Boston Gas Co
Cause
Other Incident Cause
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2012-02-23 07:58
Report number
Location
MA, SUFFOLK
Narrative
Leak on customer owned piping.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2012-02-23 07:58:00
Year
2012
Report Received Date
2013-09-08 00:00:00
Iyear
2012.0
Report Number
20130099.0
Supplemental Number
15722.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
1640
Name
Boston Gas Co
Operator Street Address
170 Data Drive
Operator City Name
Waltham
Operator State Abbreviation
MA
Operator Postal Code
02451
Local Datetime
2012-02-23 07:58:00
Location Street Address
627 Pleasant St
Location City Name
Winthrop
Location County Name
Suffolk
Location State Abbreviation
MA
Location Postal Code
02152
Location Latitude
42.3832652
Location Longitude
-70.9914725
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-02-24 12:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1003862
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
60.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
3.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-02-23 07:58:00
On Site Datetime
2012-02-23 08:23:00
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
Customer Owned Piping
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Leak On Customer Owned Piping
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
500000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
0.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
500.0
Prpty
500500.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
0.35
Normal Psig
0.34
Mop Psig
0.5
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf 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
Incident was on customer owned piping and the scada system did not provide any information to the controllers that an incident occurred, thus they could not take any action as a result of the incident. Emergency responders alerted the company.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Incident Cause
Cause Details
Miscellaneous
Other Type
Miscellaneous
Misc Details
Leak On Customer Piping Is Unknown.
Preparer Name
K******* M*******
Preparer Title
Manager Ne Dispatch And Scheduling
Preparer Email
K****************@n***********.com
Preparer Telephone
508-421-7450
Authorizer Name
G*** B******
Authorizer Title
Director Us Dispatch And Scheduing
Authorizer Telephone
617-839-7208
Authorizer Email
G***********@n***********.com
Narrative
Leak on customer owned piping.
| Occurred At | 2012-02-23 07:58:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Report Received Date | 2013-09-08 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2012.0 |
| Report Number | 20130099.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15722.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 1640 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Boston Gas Co |
| Operator Street Address | 170 Data Drive |
| Operator City Name | Waltham |
| Operator State Abbreviation | MA |
| Operator Postal Code | 02451 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-02-23 07:58:00 |
| Location Street Address | 627 Pleasant St |
| Location City Name | Winthrop |
| Location County Name | Suffolk |
| Location State Abbreviation | MA |
| Location Postal Code | 02152 |
| Location Latitude | 42.3832652 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -70.9914725 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-02-24 12:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1003862 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 60.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 3.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-02-23 07:58:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-02-23 08:23:00 |
| 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 | Customer Owned Piping |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Leak On Customer Owned Piping |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 500000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 500.0 |
| Prpty | 500500.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 0.35 |
| Normal Psig | 0.34 |
| Mop Psig | 0.5 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf 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 | Incident was on customer owned piping and the scada system did not provide any information to the controllers that an incident occurred, thus they could not take any action as a result of the incident. Emergency responders alerted the company. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Incident Cause |
| Cause Details | Miscellaneous |
| Other Type | Miscellaneous |
| Misc Details | Leak On Customer Piping Is Unknown. |
| Preparer Name | K******* M******* |
| Preparer Title | Manager Ne Dispatch And Scheduling |
| Preparer Email | K****************@n***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 508-421-7450 |
| Authorizer Name | G*** B****** |
| Authorizer Title | Director Us Dispatch And Scheduing |
| Authorizer Telephone | 617-839-7208 |
| Authorizer Email | G***********@n***********.com |
| Narrative | Leak on customer owned piping. |
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