Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2014-04-22 — MI
Operator
Semco Energy Gas Company
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
2 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2014-04-22 03:43
Report number
Location
MI, ST. CLAIR
Narrative
Two firefighters were taken to the port huron hospital after falling off a ladder while fighting the blaze. Both firefighters were released from the hospital with injuries that were not deemed life threatening. Semco was not provided a copy of the fire investigators report from the insurance company. The investigation results indicated the cause of the fire was an electrical surge. Semco did not create an internal report related to the incident. Semco participated in the investigation along with mpsc safety engineer kyle friske who has made an official request to obtain the fire investigators report as per an e-mail dated 04/30/15 from michael roarty with rehmann fire investigation.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2014-04-22 03:43:00
Year
2014
Report Received Date
2014-05-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2014.0
Report Number
20140038.0
Supplemental Number
16078.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
18472
Name
Semco Energy Gas Company
Operator Street Address
1411 Third Street
Operator City Name
Port Huron
Operator State Abbreviation
MI
Operator Postal Code
48060
Local Datetime
2014-04-22 03:43:00
Location Street Address
7775 Smiths Creek Road
Location City Name
Wales Township
Location County Name
St. Clair
Location State Abbreviation
MI
Location Postal Code
48027
Location Latitude
42.916603
Location Longitude
-82.631324
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-04-22 12:30:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1080468
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
10.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
0
Num Contr Injuries
0
Num Er Injuries
2
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
0
Injure
2
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
1.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-04-22 03:43:00
On Site Datetime
2014-04-22 04:30:00
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
2000.0
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Electrical Arcing
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
50000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
2827.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
76.0
Prpty
52903.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
50.0
Normal Psig
50.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place 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
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Outside Force Type
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Preparer Name
S****** M*******
Preparer Title
Manager Codes And Standards
Preparer Email
S*************@s**********.com
Preparer Telephone
8108874228
Preparer Fax
8108874233
Authorizer Name
S****** M*******
Authorizer Title
Manager Codes And Standards
Authorizer Telephone
8108874228
Authorizer Email
S*************@s**********.com
Narrative
Two firefighters were taken to the port huron hospital after falling off a ladder while fighting the blaze. Both firefighters were released from the hospital with injuries that were not deemed life threatening. Semco was not provided a copy of the fire investigators report from the insurance company. The investigation results indicated the cause of the fire was an electrical surge. Semco did not create an internal report related to the incident. Semco participated in the investigation along with mpsc safety engineer kyle friske who has made an official request to obtain the fire investigators report as per an e-mail dated 04/30/15 from michael roarty with rehmann fire investigation.
| Occurred At | 2014-04-22 03:43:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Report Received Date | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2014.0 |
| Report Number | 20140038.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16078.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 18472 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Semco Energy Gas Company |
| Operator Street Address | 1411 Third Street |
| Operator City Name | Port Huron |
| Operator State Abbreviation | MI |
| Operator Postal Code | 48060 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-04-22 03:43:00 |
| Location Street Address | 7775 Smiths Creek Road |
| Location City Name | Wales Township |
| Location County Name | St. Clair |
| Location State Abbreviation | MI |
| Location Postal Code | 48027 |
| Location Latitude | 42.916603 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -82.631324 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-04-22 12:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1080468 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 10.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 0 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 0 |
| Num Er Injuries | 2 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 0 |
| Injure | 2 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 1.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-04-22 03:43:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-04-22 04:30:00 |
| 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 | 2000.0 |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Electrical Arcing |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 50000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2827.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 76.0 |
| Prpty | 52903.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 50.0 |
| Normal Psig | 50.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place 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 | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Outside Force Type | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Preparer Name | S****** M******* |
| Preparer Title | Manager Codes And Standards |
| Preparer Email | S*************@s**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 8108874228 |
| Preparer Fax | 8108874233 |
| Authorizer Name | S****** M******* |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Codes And Standards |
| Authorizer Telephone | 8108874228 |
| Authorizer Email | S*************@s**********.com |
| Narrative | Two firefighters were taken to the port huron hospital after falling off a ladder while fighting the blaze. Both firefighters were released from the hospital with injuries that were not deemed life threatening. Semco was not provided a copy of the fire investigators report from the insurance company. The investigation results indicated the cause of the fire was an electrical surge. Semco did not create an internal report related to the incident. Semco participated in the investigation along with mpsc safety engineer kyle friske who has made an official request to obtain the fire investigators report as per an e-mail dated 04/30/15 from michael roarty with rehmann fire investigation. |
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