Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GTG incident on 2014-01-23 — OH
Operator
Columbia Gas Of Ohio Inc
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GTG
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$300,000
Incident datetime
2014-01-23 15:21
Report number
Location
OH
Narrative
On 1/23/14, columbia gas of ohio, inc. ( columbia) received a call from the pickaway county sheriff's department notifying columbia that a car which had lost control and veered off the roadway, had struck the above ground operator for a valve on the columbia southern supply line in orient, ohio. Columbia field personnel promptly responded to the scene and found the valve operator damaged and a small non-hazardous leak on valve c2996. Since the time of the damage, columbia has excavated the valve and has worked with internal and external valve experts to determine if repairing the valve is possible. Columbia had been monitoring the costs associated with this valve repair or replacement and determined on april 10, 2014 that valve could not be repaired and that the replacement costs would exceed criteria in 191.3. Please consider this report final.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-05-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140048
Supplemental Number
16593
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2596
Name
Columbia Gas Of Ohio Inc
Operator Street Address
200 Civic Center Dr
Operator City Name
Columbus
Operator State Abbreviation
OH
Operator Postal Code
43215
Local Datetime
2014-01-23 15:09:00
Location Latitude
39.8037
Location Longitude
-83.0298
Nrc Rpt Num
1079396
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-04-10 14:45:00
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
30
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Vehicle Struct An Above Ground Valve Operator Resulting In A Non Hazardous Leak
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-01-23 15:21:00
On Site Datetime
2014-01-23 15:56:00
On Off Shore
Onshore
Onshore State Abbreviation
Oh
Onshore Postal Code
43146
Onshore City Name
Orient
Onshore County Name
Pickaway
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
Valve C-2996
Pipe Fac Name
Southern Supply Line
Segment Name
Southern Supply Line Valve
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Mainline
Valve Mainline Type
Ball
Valve Manufacturer
Grove
Installation Year
1988
Manufactured Year
1988
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Could Be Hca
No
Pir Radius
283
Heat Damage Ind
No
Non Heat Damage Ind
No
Hca Fatalities Ind
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
128
Est Cost Intentional Release
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
300000
Est Cost Emergency
1000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
301128
Accident Psig
137.8
Mop Psig
656
Mop Cfr Section
Not On Omb-Approved Form When Submitted
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Length Segment Isolated
44143
Internal Inspection Ind
No
Other Restrictions Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
Yes
Low Flow Ind
Yes
Pipeline Function
Transmission Line Of Distribution System
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
Release of natural gas was a very small quantity and would not have been detected by controller
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
R** R* S****
Preparer Title
Operation Compliance Manager
Preparer Email
R******@n*******.com
Preparer Telephone
614-818-2110
Preparer Fax
614-818-2151
Authorizer Name
R** S****
Authorizer Title
Operation Compliance Manager
Authorizer Telephone
614-818-2110
Authorizer Email
R******@n*******.com
Narrative
On 1/23/14, columbia gas of ohio, inc. ( columbia) received a call from the pickaway county sheriff's department notifying columbia that a car which had lost control and veered off the roadway, had struck the above ground operator for a valve on the columbia southern supply line in orient, ohio. Columbia field personnel promptly responded to the scene and found the valve operator damaged and a small non-hazardous leak on valve c2996. Since the time of the damage, columbia has excavated the valve and has worked with internal and external valve experts to determine if repairing the valve is possible. Columbia had been monitoring the costs associated with this valve repair or replacement and determined on april 10, 2014 that valve could not be repaired and that the replacement costs would exceed criteria in 191.3. Please consider this report final.
| Report Received Date | 2014-05-06 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140048 |
| Supplemental Number | 16593 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2596 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Columbia Gas Of Ohio Inc |
| Operator Street Address | 200 Civic Center Dr |
| Operator City Name | Columbus |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OH |
| Operator Postal Code | 43215 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-01-23 15:09:00 |
| Location Latitude | 39.8037 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -83.0298 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1079396 NRC Report How to search |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-04-10 14:45:00 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 30 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Vehicle Struct An Above Ground Valve Operator Resulting In A Non Hazardous Leak |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-01-23 15:21:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-01-23 15:56:00 |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Oh |
| Onshore Postal Code | 43146 |
| Onshore City Name | Orient |
| Onshore County Name | Pickaway |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | Valve C-2996 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Southern Supply Line |
| Segment Name | Southern Supply Line Valve |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Mainline |
| Valve Mainline Type | Ball |
| Valve Manufacturer | Grove |
| Installation Year | 1988 |
| Manufactured Year | 1988 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Pir Radius | 283 |
| Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Non Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Hca Fatalities Ind | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 128 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 300000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 301128 |
| Accident Psig | 137.8 |
| Mop Psig | 656 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Not On Omb-Approved Form When Submitted View CFR 49 §192 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Length Segment Isolated | 44143 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | No |
| Other Restrictions Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | Yes |
| Low Flow Ind | Yes |
| Pipeline Function | Transmission Line Of Distribution System |
| 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 | Release of natural gas was a very small quantity and would not have been detected by controller |
| 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 | R** R* S**** |
| Preparer Title | Operation Compliance Manager |
| Preparer Email | R******@n*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 614-818-2110 |
| Preparer Fax | 614-818-2151 |
| Authorizer Name | R** S**** |
| Authorizer Title | Operation Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 614-818-2110 |
| Authorizer Email | R******@n*******.com |
| Narrative | On 1/23/14, columbia gas of ohio, inc. ( columbia) received a call from the pickaway county sheriff's department notifying columbia that a car which had lost control and veered off the roadway, had struck the above ground operator for a valve on the columbia southern supply line in orient, ohio. Columbia field personnel promptly responded to the scene and found the valve operator damaged and a small non-hazardous leak on valve c2996. Since the time of the damage, columbia has excavated the valve and has worked with internal and external valve experts to determine if repairing the valve is possible. Columbia had been monitoring the costs associated with this valve repair or replacement and determined on april 10, 2014 that valve could not be repaired and that the replacement costs would exceed criteria in 191.3. Please consider this report final. |
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