Incident details
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GD incident on 2014-10-10 — NV
Operator
Southwest Gas Corp
Cause
Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$15,328
Incident datetime
2014-10-10 08:55
Report number
Location
NV, CLARK COUNTY
Narrative
During a leak survey, southwest gas discovered a hazardous leak on a two-inch pvc main in the intersection of belmont street and lake mead boulevard in north las vegas, nevada. The flow of gas to the section of pipe was discontinued in order to complete the repair, resulting in an outage of three active customers. The costs of southwest gas' emergency response, leak locating, facility repair and service restoration resulted in the incident meeting PHMSA/DOT notification criteria.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2014-10-10 08:55:00
Year
2014
Report Received Date
2014-11-07 00:00:00
Iyear
2014.0
Report Number
20140099.0
Supplemental Number
15958.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
18536
Name
Southwest Gas Corp
Operator Street Address
8360 S. Durango Drive
Operator City Name
Las Vegas
Operator State Abbreviation
NV
Operator Postal Code
89113
Local Datetime
2014-10-10 08:55:00
Location Street Address
Belmont Street And Lake Mead Boulevard
Location City Name
North Las Vegas
Location County Name
Clark County
Location State Abbreviation
NV
Location Postal Code
89030
Location Latitude
36.19584
Location Longitude
-115.1068
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-10-10 20:10:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1097987
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
4.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-10-10 08:55:00
On Site Datetime
2014-10-10 08:55:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
60.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Other
System Part Details
Transition Fitting
Installation Year
1960.0
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyvinyl Cloride (Pvc)
Wt Plastic
0.065
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
15328.0
Est Cost Emergency
41800.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
0.0
Prpty
57128.0
Commercial Affected
1.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
2.0
Accident Psig
40.0
Normal Psig
40.0
Mop Psig
43.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Contractor Working For The Operator
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
Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Cause Details
Other Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Pwjf Failure Type
Other Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Pwjf Failure Details
Two-Inch Pvc To Steel Transition Fitting
Additional Crack Ind
Yes
Additional Other Ind
Yes
Additional Factor Details
Deflection
Result Material Ind
Yes
Result Material Subtype
Other
Result Material Details
Circumferential Crack
Hydrotest Conducted Ind
No
Preparer Name
Y***** B******
Preparer Title
Engineering Technician
Preparer Email
Y*************@s****.com
Preparer Telephone
702-365-2149
Preparer Fax
702-221-4116
Authorizer Name
T***** C*****
Authorizer Title
Director Of Gas Operations
Authorizer Telephone
702-365-2028
Authorizer Email
T************@s****.com
Narrative
During a leak survey, southwest gas discovered a hazardous leak on a two-inch pvc main in the intersection of belmont street and lake mead boulevard in north las vegas, nevada. The flow of gas to the section of pipe was discontinued in order to complete the repair, resulting in an outage of three active customers. The costs of southwest gas' emergency response, leak locating, facility repair and service restoration resulted in the incident meeting PHMSA/DOT notification criteria.
| Occurred At | 2014-10-10 08:55:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Report Received Date | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2014.0 |
| Report Number | 20140099.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15958.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 18536 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Southwest Gas Corp |
| Operator Street Address | 8360 S. Durango Drive |
| Operator City Name | Las Vegas |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NV |
| Operator Postal Code | 89113 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-10-10 08:55:00 |
| Location Street Address | Belmont Street And Lake Mead Boulevard |
| Location City Name | North Las Vegas |
| Location County Name | Clark County |
| Location State Abbreviation | NV |
| Location Postal Code | 89030 |
| Location Latitude | 36.19584 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -115.1068 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-10-10 20:10:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1097987 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 4.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-10-10 08:55:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-10-10 08:55:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 60.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Other |
| System Part Details | Transition Fitting |
| Installation Year | 1960.0 |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyvinyl Cloride (Pvc) |
| Wt Plastic | 0.065 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 15328.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 41800.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 57128.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 1.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 2.0 |
| Accident Psig | 40.0 |
| Normal Psig | 40.0 |
| Mop Psig | 43.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Contractor Working For The Operator |
| 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 | Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure |
| Pwjf Failure Type | Other Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure |
| Pwjf Failure Details | Two-Inch Pvc To Steel Transition Fitting |
| Additional Crack Ind | Yes |
| Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Additional Factor Details | Deflection |
| Result Material Ind | Yes |
| Result Material Subtype | Other |
| Result Material Details | Circumferential Crack |
| Hydrotest Conducted Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | Y***** B****** |
| Preparer Title | Engineering Technician |
| Preparer Email | Y*************@s****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 702-365-2149 |
| Preparer Fax | 702-221-4116 |
| Authorizer Name | T***** C***** |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Gas Operations |
| Authorizer Telephone | 702-365-2028 |
| Authorizer Email | T************@s****.com |
| Narrative | During a leak survey, southwest gas discovered a hazardous leak on a two-inch pvc main in the intersection of belmont street and lake mead boulevard in north las vegas, nevada. The flow of gas to the section of pipe was discontinued in order to complete the repair, resulting in an outage of three active customers. The costs of southwest gas' emergency response, leak locating, facility repair and service restoration resulted in the incident meeting PHMSA/DOT notification criteria. |
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