Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2014-10-30 — IN
Operator
Community Natural Gas Inc
Cause
Excavation Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
1 injury
Property damage (nominal)
$900
Incident datetime
2014-10-30 11:04
Report number
Location
IN, DUBOIS
Narrative
Around 11:00 am cst 10/30/14 contractor for the operator was making a tie-in for two 6" poly natural gas lines. 2" line comes off existing 6" line and feeds 8 households. New 6" line and existing 2" line are in close proximity. Laborer was digging with hand tools around those lines and the backhoe operator was removing dirt once it was uncovered. This area was uncovered the night before the incident and was approx. 20' long x 10' wide x 4' deep. Contractor was making hole longer to perform a tie in. While digging out excess dirt, 2" line went up and at near 90 deg angle. This is where a tooth from backhoe hit the line. Laborer turned around to cut off gas at 2" tap. Natural gas ignited before this could happen. Laborer caught on fire and sustained second degree burns to arms and face. No internal damages to laborer. No one else was hurt. No personal property was damaged. 11:21 am cst natural gas was shut off and fire department put out fire. Started shutting off meters in town. Made repairs to pipeline and started turning meters back on from 4:45 pm to 9:40 pm. Changed answering machine message at local office in dale. To let customers know we are aware of outage and left a cell phone number to call to get gas turned back on. 11 people went door to door to re-light customers. Only 8 customers were not able to be turned back on same night. Some houses were for sale and no one lived there. Furthermore, some customers were on vacation. Notes were left on those houses. All customers were able to be turned back on by 1:50 pm cst on 10/31/14.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2014-10-30 11:04:00
Year
2014
Report Received Date
2014-11-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2014.0
Report Number
20140096.0
Supplemental Number
16059.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2676
Name
Community Natural Gas Inc
Operator Street Address
116 N Main St
Operator City Name
Owensville
Operator State Abbreviation
IN
Operator Postal Code
47665
Local Datetime
2014-10-30 11:00:00
Location Street Address
West Side Of In161, East Side Of 2nd Ave, South Main Street
Location City Name
Holland
Location County Name
Dubois
Location State Abbreviation
IN
Location Postal Code
47541
Location Latitude
38.144527
Location Longitude
-87.2101
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-10-30 12:33:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1099761
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
105.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
0
Num Contr Injuries
1
Num Er Injuries
0
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
0
Injure
1
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
75.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-10-30 11:04:00
On Site Datetime
2014-10-30 11:12:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Exposed Due To Excavation
Depth Of Cover
48.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
2013.0
Pipe Diameter
2.0
Pipe Specification
Poly 2406
Pipe Manufacturer
Drisplex
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
11
Material Pe Pipe Code
2406
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
1.0
Puncture Circum
0.5
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
90000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
900.0
Est Cost Emergency
7185.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
578.0
Prpty
98663.0
Commercial Affected
25.0
Industrial Affected
1.0
Residences Affected
225.0
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 Third Party That Caused The Incident
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
Yes
Num Contractors Tested
1
Num Contractors Failed
0
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party)
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party)
Ex Hydrotest Leak Survey Date
2010-07-21 00:00:00
Ex Hydrotest Conducted Ind
No
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Private Row Ind
Yes
Private Subtype
Private Easement
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Natural Gas
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
1410202080
Locator Type
Utility Owner
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
27.0
Root Cause Category
Excavation Issue
Root Cause Type
Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above
Preparer Name
D*** J* K******
Preparer Title
Operations Manager
Preparer Email
D***@c******************.com
Preparer Telephone
6189724060
Preparer Fax
6182633215
Authorizer Name
D*** J* K******
Authorizer Title
Operations Manager
Authorizer Telephone
6182633328
Authorizer Email
D***@c******************.com
Narrative
Around 11:00 am cst 10/30/14 contractor for the operator was making a tie-in for two 6" poly natural gas lines. 2" line comes off existing 6" line and feeds 8 households. New 6" line and existing 2" line are in close proximity. Laborer was digging with hand tools around those lines and the backhoe operator was removing dirt once it was uncovered. This area was uncovered the night before the incident and was approx. 20' long x 10' wide x 4' deep. Contractor was making hole longer to perform a tie in. While digging out excess dirt, 2" line went up and at near 90 deg angle. This is where a tooth from backhoe hit the line. Laborer turned around to cut off gas at 2" tap. Natural gas ignited before this could happen. Laborer caught on fire and sustained second degree burns to arms and face. No internal damages to laborer. No one else was hurt. No personal property was damaged. 11:21 am cst natural gas was shut off and fire department put out fire. Started shutting off meters in town. Made repairs to pipeline and started turning meters back on from 4:45 pm to 9:40 pm. Changed answering machine message at local office in dale. To let customers know we are aware of outage and left a cell phone number to call to get gas turned back on. 11 people went door to door to re-light customers. Only 8 customers were not able to be turned back on same night. Some houses were for sale and no one lived there. Furthermore, some customers were on vacation. Notes were left on those houses. All customers were able to be turned back on by 1:50 pm cst on 10/31/14.
| Occurred At | 2014-10-30 11:04:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Report Received Date | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2014.0 |
| Report Number | 20140096.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16059.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2676 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Community Natural Gas Inc |
| Operator Street Address | 116 N Main St |
| Operator City Name | Owensville |
| Operator State Abbreviation | IN |
| Operator Postal Code | 47665 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-10-30 11:00:00 |
| Location Street Address | West Side Of In161, East Side Of 2nd Ave, South Main Street |
| Location City Name | Holland |
| Location County Name | Dubois |
| Location State Abbreviation | IN |
| Location Postal Code | 47541 |
| Location Latitude | 38.144527 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -87.2101 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-10-30 12:33:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1099761 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 105.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 0 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 1 |
| Num Er Injuries | 0 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 0 |
| Injure | 1 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 75.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-10-30 11:04:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-10-30 11:12:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Exposed Due To Excavation |
| Depth Of Cover | 48.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 2013.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 2.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Poly 2406 |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Drisplex |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 11 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 2406 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 1.0 |
| Puncture Circum | 0.5 |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 90000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 900.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 7185.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 578.0 |
| Prpty | 98663.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 25.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 1.0 |
| Residences Affected | 225.0 |
| 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 Third Party That Caused The Incident |
| 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 | Yes |
| Num Contractors Tested | 1 |
| Num Contractors Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party) |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party) |
| Ex Hydrotest Leak Survey Date | 2010-07-21 00:00:00 |
| Ex Hydrotest Conducted Ind | No |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Private Row Ind | Yes |
| Private Subtype | Private Easement |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Natural Gas |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 1410202080 |
| Locator Type | Utility Owner |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 27.0 |
| Root Cause Category | Excavation Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above |
| Preparer Name | D*** J* K****** |
| Preparer Title | Operations Manager |
| Preparer Email | D***@c******************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 6189724060 |
| Preparer Fax | 6182633215 |
| Authorizer Name | D*** J* K****** |
| Authorizer Title | Operations Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 6182633328 |
| Authorizer Email | D***@c******************.com |
| Narrative | Around 11:00 am cst 10/30/14 contractor for the operator was making a tie-in for two 6" poly natural gas lines. 2" line comes off existing 6" line and feeds 8 households. New 6" line and existing 2" line are in close proximity. Laborer was digging with hand tools around those lines and the backhoe operator was removing dirt once it was uncovered. This area was uncovered the night before the incident and was approx. 20' long x 10' wide x 4' deep. Contractor was making hole longer to perform a tie in. While digging out excess dirt, 2" line went up and at near 90 deg angle. This is where a tooth from backhoe hit the line. Laborer turned around to cut off gas at 2" tap. Natural gas ignited before this could happen. Laborer caught on fire and sustained second degree burns to arms and face. No internal damages to laborer. No one else was hurt. No personal property was damaged. 11:21 am cst natural gas was shut off and fire department put out fire. Started shutting off meters in town. Made repairs to pipeline and started turning meters back on from 4:45 pm to 9:40 pm. Changed answering machine message at local office in dale. To let customers know we are aware of outage and left a cell phone number to call to get gas turned back on. 11 people went door to door to re-light customers. Only 8 customers were not able to be turned back on same night. Some houses were for sale and no one lived there. Furthermore, some customers were on vacation. Notes were left on those houses. All customers were able to be turned back on by 1:50 pm cst on 10/31/14. |
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