Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2014-05-14 — CA
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
2 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$3,000
Incident datetime
2014-05-14 11:10
Report number
Location
CA, MERCED
Narrative
Traveling at a high rate of speed, a vehicle left the roadway and struck a residence at 405 rambler rd., merced--causing significant structural damage. The vehicle also struck pg&e gas and electric facilities at 405 rambler rd., merced. The event resulted in a fire and two fatalities, who were occupants of the vehicle. Pg&e received the call at 1110 hours and pg&e personnel arrived on scene at 1132 hours. Pg&e repair crew arrived onsite at 1148 hours and stopped the flow of gas at 1327 hours by squeezing and capping the steel service. Police, fire, ambulance, and news media were on scene. This was reported to the california public utilities commission (commission) and department of transportation (DOT) due to the fatalities, ignition (from the release of gas from pg&e facilities), and media presence.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2014-05-14 11:10:00
Year
2014
Report Received Date
2014-06-13 00:00:00
Iyear
2014.0
Report Number
20140047.0
Supplemental Number
15872.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
15007
Name
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Operator Street Address
6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd.
Operator City Name
San Ramon
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
94583
Local Datetime
2014-05-14 10:30:00
Location Street Address
405 Rambler Rd
Location City Name
Merced
Location County Name
Merced
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
95348-3349
Location Latitude
37.315744
Location Longitude
-120.476306
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-05-14 00:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1082800
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
92.34
Fatality Ind
Yes
Num Emp Fatalities
0
Num Contr Fatalities
0
Num Er Fatalities
0
Num Worker Fatalities
0
Num Gp Fatalities
2
Fatal
2
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-05-14 11:10:00
On Site Datetime
2014-05-14 11:32:00
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
Service Riser
Material Involved
Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Vehicle Struck Meter And Service Riser
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
3000.0
Est Cost Emergency
0.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
496.0
Prpty
3496.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
55.0
Normal Psig
55.0
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
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
W*** C***
Preparer Title
Program Manager
Preparer Email
W***@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
415-450-1626
Authorizer Name
C********* M****
Authorizer Title
Senior Manager Regulatory And Field Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
925-328-5795
Authorizer Email
C***@p**.com
Narrative
Traveling at a high rate of speed, a vehicle left the roadway and struck a residence at 405 rambler rd., merced--causing significant structural damage. The vehicle also struck pg&e gas and electric facilities at 405 rambler rd., merced. The event resulted in a fire and two fatalities, who were occupants of the vehicle. Pg&e received the call at 1110 hours and pg&e personnel arrived on scene at 1132 hours. Pg&e repair crew arrived onsite at 1148 hours and stopped the flow of gas at 1327 hours by squeezing and capping the steel service. Police, fire, ambulance, and news media were on scene. This was reported to the california public utilities commission (commission) and department of transportation (DOT) due to the fatalities, ignition (from the release of gas from pg&e facilities), and media presence.
| Occurred At | 2014-05-14 11:10:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Report Received Date | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2014.0 |
| Report Number | 20140047.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15872.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 15007 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Operator Street Address | 6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd. |
| Operator City Name | San Ramon |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 94583 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-05-14 10:30:00 |
| Location Street Address | 405 Rambler Rd |
| Location City Name | Merced |
| Location County Name | Merced |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 95348-3349 |
| Location Latitude | 37.315744 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -120.476306 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1082800 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 92.34 |
| Fatality Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Contr Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Er Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Worker Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Gp Fatalities | 2 |
| Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-05-14 11:10:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-05-14 11:32:00 |
| 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 | Service Riser |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Vehicle Struck Meter And Service Riser |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 3000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 496.0 |
| Prpty | 3496.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 55.0 |
| Normal Psig | 55.0 |
| 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 | 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 | W*** C*** |
| Preparer Title | Program Manager |
| Preparer Email | W***@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 415-450-1626 |
| Authorizer Name | C********* M**** |
| Authorizer Title | Senior Manager Regulatory And Field Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 925-328-5795 |
| Authorizer Email | C***@p**.com |
| Narrative | Traveling at a high rate of speed, a vehicle left the roadway and struck a residence at 405 rambler rd., merced--causing significant structural damage. The vehicle also struck pg&e gas and electric facilities at 405 rambler rd., merced. The event resulted in a fire and two fatalities, who were occupants of the vehicle. Pg&e received the call at 1110 hours and pg&e personnel arrived on scene at 1132 hours. Pg&e repair crew arrived onsite at 1148 hours and stopped the flow of gas at 1327 hours by squeezing and capping the steel service. Police, fire, ambulance, and news media were on scene. This was reported to the california public utilities commission (commission) and department of transportation (DOT) due to the fatalities, ignition (from the release of gas from pg&e facilities), and media presence. |
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