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
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
Location Longitude
Nrc Rpt Num
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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