Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2014-03-22 — MO
Operator
Laclede Gas Co
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,000
Incident datetime
2014-03-22 11:25
Report number
Location
MO, ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Narrative
Property owner drove his car past the end of his driveway and hit his gas generator that was hard piped above ground. The resulting force from the collision pulling on the meter set broke the meter set piping. The escaping gas from the broken meter set piping ignited, catching the property owner's house on fire.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2014-03-22 11:25:00
Year
2014
Report Received Date
2014-04-25 00:00:00
Iyear
2014.0
Report Number
20140036.0
Supplemental Number
16156.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
11032
Name
Laclede Gas Co
Operator Street Address
700 Market Street
Operator City Name
Saint Louis
Operator State Abbreviation
MO
Operator Postal Code
63101
Local Datetime
2014-03-22 11:25:00
Location Street Address
321 Greycliff Bluff Dr
Location City Name
St. Louis
Location County Name
St. Louis County
Location State Abbreviation
MO
Location Postal Code
63129
Location Latitude
38.440628
Location Longitude
-90.30054
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-03-22 13:19:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1077416
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
41.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-03-22 11:25:00
On Site Datetime
2014-03-22 11:45:00
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
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
2003.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Erw
Wt Steel
0.113
Release Type
Rupture
Rupture Orient
Circumferential
Rupture Length
1
Rupture Width
1
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
600000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2000.0
Est Cost Emergency
2060.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
215.0
Prpty
604275.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
19.0
Normal Psig
19.0
Mop Psig
60.0
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 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
No operational parameters were exceeded
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
M*** L*****
Preparer Title
Manager Pipeline Safety Compliance
Preparer Email
M**********@t**************.com
Preparer Telephone
314-658-5413
Preparer Fax
314-535-9414
Authorizer Name
C**** R* H********
Authorizer Title
Vice President Operations Services
Authorizer Telephone
314-658-5410
Authorizer Email
C**************@t**************.com
Narrative
Property owner drove his car past the end of his driveway and hit his gas generator that was hard piped above ground. The resulting force from the collision pulling on the meter set broke the meter set piping. The escaping gas from the broken meter set piping ignited, catching the property owner's house on fire.
| Occurred At | 2014-03-22 11:25:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Report Received Date | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2014.0 |
| Report Number | 20140036.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16156.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 11032 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Laclede Gas Co |
| Operator Street Address | 700 Market Street |
| Operator City Name | Saint Louis |
| Operator State Abbreviation | MO |
| Operator Postal Code | 63101 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-03-22 11:25:00 |
| Location Street Address | 321 Greycliff Bluff Dr |
| Location City Name | St. Louis |
| Location County Name | St. Louis County |
| Location State Abbreviation | MO |
| Location Postal Code | 63129 |
| Location Latitude | 38.440628 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -90.30054 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-03-22 13:19:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1077416 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 41.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-03-22 11:25:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-03-22 11:45:00 |
| 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 | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 2003.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Erw |
| Wt Steel | 0.113 |
| Release Type | Rupture |
| Rupture Orient | Circumferential |
| Rupture Length | 1 |
| Rupture Width | 1 |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 600000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2060.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 215.0 |
| Prpty | 604275.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 19.0 |
| Normal Psig | 19.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| 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 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 | No operational parameters were exceeded |
| 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 | M*** L***** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Pipeline Safety Compliance |
| Preparer Email | M**********@t**************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 314-658-5413 |
| Preparer Fax | 314-535-9414 |
| Authorizer Name | C**** R* H******** |
| Authorizer Title | Vice President Operations Services |
| Authorizer Telephone | 314-658-5410 |
| Authorizer Email | C**************@t**************.com |
| Narrative | Property owner drove his car past the end of his driveway and hit his gas generator that was hard piped above ground. The resulting force from the collision pulling on the meter set broke the meter set piping. The escaping gas from the broken meter set piping ignited, catching the property owner's house on fire. |
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