Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2014-07-24 — CA
Operator
Southern California Gas Co
Cause
Notification Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$500,000
Incident datetime
2014-07-24 13:21
Report number
Location
CA, ORANGE
Narrative
On july 24th, 2014 a contractor struck an 8 inch steel distribution line while grading, causing a leak. No injuries or public property damage resulted from this incident. Crews responded and controlled the gas utilizing existing pressure control fittings. All repairs were completed and the damaged section of pipe was replaced. By 20:00 hours on july 27th, the 3,133 customers whose service was interrupted were restored or left notices on how to contact the company to restore service. Investigation of the incident showed the contractor had not contacted USA and were in the process of sand remediation on the beach when they struck the line. This incident was reported to DOT and the cpuc due to the estimated costs would exceed $50,000 and the gas loss would exceed three million cubic feet.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2014-07-24 13:21:00
Year
2014
Report Received Date
2014-08-22 00:00:00
Iyear
2014.0
Report Number
20140069.0
Supplemental Number
15914.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
18484
Name
Southern California Gas Co
Operator Street Address
555 West Fifth Street
Operator City Name
Los Angeles
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
90013
Local Datetime
2014-07-24 13:21:00
Location Street Address
2000 W. Oceanfront
Location City Name
Newport Beach
Location County Name
Orange
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
92663
Location Latitude
33.607372
Location Longitude
-117.927783
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-07-24 18:10:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1090181
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
4021.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
20.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-07-24 13:21:00
On Site Datetime
2014-07-24 13:21:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
40.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1966.0
Pipe Diameter
8.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
11.0
Puncture Circum
4.0
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
500000.0
Est Cost Emergency
1500.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
24124.0
Prpty
525624.0
Commercial Affected
29.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
3104.0
Accident Psig
43.0
Normal Psig
43.0
Mop Psig
50.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
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
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Prior Notification Ind
No
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Public Row Ind
Yes
Public Subtype
Other
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Grader/scraper
Work Performed
Grading
One Call Notified Ind
No
Locator Type
Data Not Collected
Visible Marks
Data Not Collected
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
65.0
Root Cause Category
Notification Issue
Root Cause Type
No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811
Preparer Name
T*** A* B****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety And Compliance Advisor
Preparer Email
T*****@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone
909-376-7208
Preparer Fax
909-885-6270
Authorizer Name
T*** A* B****
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Safety And Compliance Advisor
Authorizer Telephone
909-376-7208
Authorizer Email
T*****@s**************.com
Narrative
On july 24th, 2014 a contractor struck an 8 inch steel distribution line while grading, causing a leak. No injuries or public property damage resulted from this incident. Crews responded and controlled the gas utilizing existing pressure control fittings. All repairs were completed and the damaged section of pipe was replaced. By 20:00 hours on july 27th, the 3,133 customers whose service was interrupted were restored or left notices on how to contact the company to restore service. Investigation of the incident showed the contractor had not contacted USA and were in the process of sand remediation on the beach when they struck the line. This incident was reported to DOT and the cpuc due to the estimated costs would exceed $50,000 and the gas loss would exceed three million cubic feet.
| Occurred At | 2014-07-24 13:21:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Report Received Date | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2014.0 |
| Report Number | 20140069.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15914.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 18484 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Southern California Gas Co |
| Operator Street Address | 555 West Fifth Street |
| Operator City Name | Los Angeles |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 90013 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-07-24 13:21:00 |
| Location Street Address | 2000 W. Oceanfront |
| Location City Name | Newport Beach |
| Location County Name | Orange |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 92663 |
| Location Latitude | 33.607372 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -117.927783 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-07-24 18:10:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1090181 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 4021.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 20.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-07-24 13:21:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-07-24 13:21:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 40.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1966.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 8.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 11.0 |
| Puncture Circum | 4.0 |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1500.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 24124.0 |
| Prpty | 525624.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 29.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 3104.0 |
| Accident Psig | 43.0 |
| Normal Psig | 43.0 |
| Mop Psig | 50.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| 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 | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Prior Notification Ind | No |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Public Row Ind | Yes |
| Public Subtype | Other |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Grader/scraper |
| Work Performed | Grading |
| One Call Notified Ind | No |
| Locator Type | Data Not Collected |
| Visible Marks | Data Not Collected |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 65.0 |
| Root Cause Category | Notification Issue |
| Root Cause Type | No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811 |
| Preparer Name | T*** A* B**** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Safety And Compliance Advisor |
| Preparer Email | T*****@s**************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 909-376-7208 |
| Preparer Fax | 909-885-6270 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** A* B**** |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Safety And Compliance Advisor |
| Authorizer Telephone | 909-376-7208 |
| Authorizer Email | T*****@s**************.com |
| Narrative | On july 24th, 2014 a contractor struck an 8 inch steel distribution line while grading, causing a leak. No injuries or public property damage resulted from this incident. Crews responded and controlled the gas utilizing existing pressure control fittings. All repairs were completed and the damaged section of pipe was replaced. By 20:00 hours on july 27th, the 3,133 customers whose service was interrupted were restored or left notices on how to contact the company to restore service. Investigation of the incident showed the contractor had not contacted USA and were in the process of sand remediation on the beach when they struck the line. This incident was reported to DOT and the cpuc due to the estimated costs would exceed $50,000 and the gas loss would exceed three million cubic feet. |
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