Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2014-03-04 — NJ
Operator
Public Service Electric & Gas Co
Cause
Miscellaneous Root Causes
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
1 fatality
10 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$15,000
Incident datetime
2014-03-04 11:39
Report number
Location
NJ, MERCER
Narrative
On tuesday, march 4, 2014, at 11:39 am, the company received a report by henkels & mccoy that they damaged the gas facilities at 28 crockett lane, ewing, nj. Company personnel advised henkels & mccoy to contact the emergency telephone numbers, and dispatched personnel to the scene. Upon arrival at the scene, the company gas distribution repair crew began to hand dig to locate the damage in front of the aforementioned address when an explosion occurred at 12:52 pm followed by an ignition and fire. A number of dwellings on crockett lane and pioneer court were destroyed or heavily damaged. Ms. Linda cerritelli was in her residence (28 crockett lane) at the time of the explosion and was killed in the incident. There were seven public service electric & gas employees and three henkels & mccoy employees that suffered non-life threatening injuries that required medical attention and/or hospitalization.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2014-03-04 11:39:00
Year
2014
Report Received Date
2014-04-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2014.0
Report Number
20140029.0
Supplemental Number
15842.0
Report Type
Original
Operator Id
15952
Name
Public Service Electric & Gas Co
Operator Street Address
80 Park Plaza M/c - T18
Operator City Name
Newark
Operator State Abbreviation
NJ
Operator Postal Code
07102-4194
Local Datetime
2014-03-04 12:52:00
Location Street Address
28 Crockett Lane
Location City Name
Ewing
Location County Name
Mercer
Location State Abbreviation
NJ
Location Postal Code
08628
Location Latitude
40.27527
Location Longitude
-74.83299
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-03-04 13:04:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1075764
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
11.0
Fatality Ind
Yes
Num Emp Fatalities
0
Num Contr Fatalities
0
Num Er Fatalities
0
Num Worker Fatalities
0
Num Gp Fatalities
1
Fatal
1
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
7
Num Contr Injuries
3
Num Er Injuries
0
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
0
Injure
10
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-03-04 11:39:00
On Site Datetime
2014-03-04 12:03:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
30.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1989.0
Pipe Diameter
2.0
Pipe Specification
Astm D2513
Pipe Manufacturer
Drisco 8000
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
11
Material Pe Pipe Code
3408
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Damage To Facility
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
15000000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
15000.0
Est Cost Emergency
40000.0
Est Cost Other
30000.0
Est Cost Other Details
Electric And Communication Facilities
Est Cost Unintentional Release
2500.0
Prpty
15087500.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
41.0
Accident Psig
11.0
Normal Psig
12.0
Mop Psig
15.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Contractor Working For The Operator
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Num Employees Tested
13
Num Employees Failed
0
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Prior Notification Ind
Yes
One Call System Ind
Yes
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Private Row Ind
Yes
Private Subtype
Private Landowner
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Directional Drilling
Work Performed
Electric
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
140630026
Locator Type
Utility Owner
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
Yes
Root Cause Category
Miscellaneous Root Causes
Root Cause Type
Root Cause Not Listed (Comment Required)
Root Cause Type Other
Currently Still Under Investigation
Preparer Name
F***** C******
Preparer Title
Principal Regulatory Specialist
Preparer Email
F*************@p***.com
Preparer Telephone
609-421-8025
Authorizer Name
A******** S****
Authorizer Title
Associate General Reg Counsel
Authorizer Telephone
973-430-5754
Authorizer Email
A**************@p***.com
Narrative
On tuesday, march 4, 2014, at 11:39 am, the company received a report by henkels & mccoy that they damaged the gas facilities at 28 crockett lane, ewing, nj. Company personnel advised henkels & mccoy to contact the emergency telephone numbers, and dispatched personnel to the scene. Upon arrival at the scene, the company gas distribution repair crew began to hand dig to locate the damage in front of the aforementioned address when an explosion occurred at 12:52 pm followed by an ignition and fire. A number of dwellings on crockett lane and pioneer court were destroyed or heavily damaged. Ms. Linda cerritelli was in her residence (28 crockett lane) at the time of the explosion and was killed in the incident. There were seven public service electric & gas employees and three henkels & mccoy employees that suffered non-life threatening injuries that required medical attention and/or hospitalization.
| Occurred At | 2014-03-04 11:39:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Report Received Date | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2014.0 |
| Report Number | 20140029.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15842.0 |
| Report Type | Original |
| Operator Id | 15952 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Public Service Electric & Gas Co |
| Operator Street Address | 80 Park Plaza M/c - T18 |
| Operator City Name | Newark |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NJ |
| Operator Postal Code | 07102-4194 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-03-04 12:52:00 |
| Location Street Address | 28 Crockett Lane |
| Location City Name | Ewing |
| Location County Name | Mercer |
| Location State Abbreviation | NJ |
| Location Postal Code | 08628 |
| Location Latitude | 40.27527 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.83299 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-03-04 13:04:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1075764 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 11.0 |
| Fatality Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Contr Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Er Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Worker Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Gp Fatalities | 1 |
| Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 7 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 3 |
| Num Er Injuries | 0 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 0 |
| Injure | 10 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-03-04 11:39:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-03-04 12:03:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 30.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1989.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 2.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Astm D2513 |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Drisco 8000 |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 11 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 3408 |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Damage To Facility |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 15000000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 15000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 40000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 30000.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Electric And Communication Facilities |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 2500.0 |
| Prpty | 15087500.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 41.0 |
| Accident Psig | 11.0 |
| Normal Psig | 12.0 |
| Mop Psig | 15.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Contractor Working For The Operator |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Num Employees Tested | 13 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Prior Notification Ind | Yes |
| One Call System Ind | Yes |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Private Row Ind | Yes |
| Private Subtype | Private Landowner |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Directional Drilling |
| Work Performed | Electric |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 140630026 |
| Locator Type | Utility Owner |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Root Cause Category | Miscellaneous Root Causes |
| Root Cause Type | Root Cause Not Listed (Comment Required) |
| Root Cause Type Other | Currently Still Under Investigation |
| Preparer Name | F***** C****** |
| Preparer Title | Principal Regulatory Specialist |
| Preparer Email | F*************@p***.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 609-421-8025 |
| Authorizer Name | A******** S**** |
| Authorizer Title | Associate General Reg Counsel |
| Authorizer Telephone | 973-430-5754 |
| Authorizer Email | A**************@p***.com |
| Narrative | On tuesday, march 4, 2014, at 11:39 am, the company received a report by henkels & mccoy that they damaged the gas facilities at 28 crockett lane, ewing, nj. Company personnel advised henkels & mccoy to contact the emergency telephone numbers, and dispatched personnel to the scene. Upon arrival at the scene, the company gas distribution repair crew began to hand dig to locate the damage in front of the aforementioned address when an explosion occurred at 12:52 pm followed by an ignition and fire. A number of dwellings on crockett lane and pioneer court were destroyed or heavily damaged. Ms. Linda cerritelli was in her residence (28 crockett lane) at the time of the explosion and was killed in the incident. There were seven public service electric & gas employees and three henkels & mccoy employees that suffered non-life threatening injuries that required medical attention and/or hospitalization. |
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