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GD incident on 2013-10-22 — FL
Operator
Palatka Gas Auth
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$984
Incident datetime
2013-10-22 23:54
Report number
Location
FL, PUTNAM
Narrative
At 11:54 pm pga's on-call employee was notified by putnam county's dispatcher, by phone, of a gas related incident at 1705 washington street. Pga found a ford expedition had run over a large bush, through a 6" high wrought iron fence and struck an air conditioner condenser unit which was forced into a 2-meter manifold severing the nipple on the outlet side of the service valve and before the house regulator. The gas ignited and burned a portion of the duplex. No injuries were reported, the residents of the duplex exited the units on their own. The occupant(s) of the vehicle fled the scene and the police advised the vehicle had been reported stolen earlier. The gas was shut off at the service valve which was subsequently locked and a plug installed on the outlet side. The area was surveyed for gas leakage with a sensit gas detector with no leakage found; a bar hole survey was not conducted that night due to high standing water. The area was resurveyed and bar-hole survey conducted the next morning after the standing water subsided and again no gas was detected.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2013-10-22 23:54:00
Year
2013
Report Received Date
2013-10-25 00:00:00
Iyear
2013.0
Report Number
20130111.0
Supplemental Number
16715.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15042
Name
Palatka Gas Auth
Operator Street Address
518 Main St
Operator City Name
Palatka
Operator State Abbreviation
FL
Operator Postal Code
32177-3617
Local Datetime
2013-10-22 23:54:00
Location Street Address
1705 Washington St. - Units 176 & 177
Location City Name
Palatka
Location County Name
Putnam
Location State Abbreviation
FL
Location Postal Code
32177-2056
Location Latitude
29.656481
Location Longitude
-81.644806
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-10-23 13:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1063803
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
18.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
5.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-10-22 23:54:00
On Site Datetime
2013-10-23 00:11:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set)
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Municipally Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
2013.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
3/4" Nipple Broke Down Stream Of The Service Valve And Before The House Regulator On A 2-Meter Manifold
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
121440.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
984.0
Est Cost Emergency
300.0
Est Cost Other
5000.0
Est Cost Other Details
Vehicle Damage
Est Cost Unintentional Release
106.0
Prpty
127830.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
2.0
Accident Psig
50.0
Normal Psig
50.0
Mop Psig
55.0
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 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
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Outside Force Type
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Vehicle Subtype
Third Party
Preparer Name
D***** K*****
Preparer Title
General Manager
Preparer Email
D******@p*********.org
Preparer Telephone
386-328-1591
Preparer Fax
386-325-9373
Authorizer Name
D***** K*****
Authorizer Title
General Manager
Authorizer Telephone
386-328-1591
Authorizer Email
D******@p*********.org
Narrative
At 11:54 pm pga's on-call employee was notified by putnam county's dispatcher, by phone, of a gas related incident at 1705 washington street. Pga found a ford expedition had run over a large bush, through a 6" high wrought iron fence and struck an air conditioner condenser unit which was forced into a 2-meter manifold severing the nipple on the outlet side of the service valve and before the house regulator. The gas ignited and burned a portion of the duplex. No injuries were reported, the residents of the duplex exited the units on their own. The occupant(s) of the vehicle fled the scene and the police advised the vehicle had been reported stolen earlier. The gas was shut off at the service valve which was subsequently locked and a plug installed on the outlet side. The area was surveyed for gas leakage with a sensit gas detector with no leakage found; a bar hole survey was not conducted that night due to high standing water. The area was resurveyed and bar-hole survey conducted the next morning after the standing water subsided and again no gas was detected.
| Occurred At | 2013-10-22 23:54:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2013 |
| Report Received Date | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2013.0 |
| Report Number | 20130111.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16715.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15042 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Palatka Gas Auth |
| Operator Street Address | 518 Main St |
| Operator City Name | Palatka |
| Operator State Abbreviation | FL |
| Operator Postal Code | 32177-3617 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-10-22 23:54:00 |
| Location Street Address | 1705 Washington St. - Units 176 & 177 |
| Location City Name | Palatka |
| Location County Name | Putnam |
| Location State Abbreviation | FL |
| Location Postal Code | 32177-2056 |
| Location Latitude | 29.656481 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -81.644806 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2013-10-23 13:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1063803 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 18.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 5.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-10-22 23:54:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-10-23 00:11:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set) |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Municipally Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 2013.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | 3/4" Nipple Broke Down Stream Of The Service Valve And Before The House Regulator On A 2-Meter Manifold |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 121440.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 984.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 300.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 5000.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Vehicle Damage |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 106.0 |
| Prpty | 127830.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 2.0 |
| Accident Psig | 50.0 |
| Normal Psig | 50.0 |
| Mop Psig | 55.0 |
| 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 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 | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Outside Force Type | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Vehicle Subtype | Third Party |
| Preparer Name | D***** K***** |
| Preparer Title | General Manager |
| Preparer Email | D******@p*********.org |
| Preparer Telephone | 386-328-1591 |
| Preparer Fax | 386-325-9373 |
| Authorizer Name | D***** K***** |
| Authorizer Title | General Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 386-328-1591 |
| Authorizer Email | D******@p*********.org |
| Narrative | At 11:54 pm pga's on-call employee was notified by putnam county's dispatcher, by phone, of a gas related incident at 1705 washington street. Pga found a ford expedition had run over a large bush, through a 6" high wrought iron fence and struck an air conditioner condenser unit which was forced into a 2-meter manifold severing the nipple on the outlet side of the service valve and before the house regulator. The gas ignited and burned a portion of the duplex. No injuries were reported, the residents of the duplex exited the units on their own. The occupant(s) of the vehicle fled the scene and the police advised the vehicle had been reported stolen earlier. The gas was shut off at the service valve which was subsequently locked and a plug installed on the outlet side. The area was surveyed for gas leakage with a sensit gas detector with no leakage found; a bar hole survey was not conducted that night due to high standing water. The area was resurveyed and bar-hole survey conducted the next morning after the standing water subsided and again no gas was detected. |
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