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GD incident on 2014-12-20 — IN
Operator
Indiana Natural Gas Corp
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
1 fatality
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$3,000
Incident datetime
2014-12-20 08:38
Report number
Location
IN, BARTHOLOMEW
Narrative
On saturday, december 20, 2014 a driver of a passenger vehicle lost control while driving west on a rural section of indiana state road 46 west, west of columbus, indiana. The vehicle was observed to fishtail on an ice covered bridge over wolf creek. It skidded off the north side of the highway while spinning 180-degrees and rolling over on its side. The vehicle came to rest on top of an above ground 1-inch 190 psi to 3/4-inch 20 psi service line/regulator assembly owned by indiana natural gas corporation. The force of the impact sheared the 1-inch gas line downstream of the shutoff valve for the farm tap, causing a gas leak. The gas did not ignite. Bartholomew county fire department emergency responders arrived on scene and found the sole occupant of the vehicle unresponsive and without a pulse. They were unable to immediately extricate the occupant from the vehicle due to his size. Noting a gas leak, they retreated, donned self-contained breathing apparatus and tried again unsuccessfully to remove the occupant from the vehicle. Emergency responders notified dispatch that they needed the local gas company to respond to the gas leak. Bartholomew county dispatch contacted indiana natural gas's on-call service person who arrived on the scene five minutes later (see attached time line). He and another responding indiana natural gas service person utilized cgi's to monitor the escaping gas, discussed the situation of with emergency responders and then excavated and shut off the service tee for the 1-inch line to stop gas flow and make the situation safe. The occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Bartholomew county personnel theorized that the blowing gas could have caused the driver of the vehicle to asphyxiate. Indiana natural gas contacted indiana pipeline safety on-call personnel at 10:00 am to report the incident. Indiana natural gas contacted the national response center at 10:15 am to report the incident. An incident number of 1103941 was assigned by the nrc.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2014-12-20 08:38:00
Year
2014
Report Received Date
2015-01-14 00:00:00
Iyear
2014.0
Report Number
20150002.0
Supplemental Number
16014.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
8080
Name
Indiana Natural Gas Corp
Operator Street Address
Po Box 520
Operator City Name
Washinton
Operator State Abbreviation
IN
Operator Postal Code
47501
Local Datetime
2014-12-20 07:47:00
Location Street Address
13417 W State Road 46
Location City Name
Columbus
Location County Name
Bartholomew
Location State Abbreviation
IN
Location Postal Code
47201-8729
Location Latitude
39.2002
Location Longitude
-86.06731
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-12-20 10:10:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1103941
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
63.0
Fatality Ind
Yes
Num Emp Fatalities
0
Num Contr Fatalities
0
Num Er Fatalities
0
Num Worker Fatalities
0
Num Gp Fatalities
1
Fatal
1
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-12-20 08:38:00
On Site Datetime
2014-12-20 08:43:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set)
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Farm Tap Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
2001.0
Material Involved
Steel
Wt Steel
0.138
Release Type
Rupture
Rupture Orient
Circumferential
Rupture Length
1
Rupture Width
1
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
25000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
3000.0
Est Cost Emergency
2000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
300.0
Prpty
30300.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
2.0
Accident Psig
190.0
Normal Psig
190.0
Mop Psig
300.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
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
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
P****** S* R***
Preparer Title
General Manager
Preparer Email
P*****@i*************.com
Preparer Telephone
812-723-2151
Preparer Fax
812-723-2188
Authorizer Name
P****** S* R***
Authorizer Title
General Manager
Authorizer Telephone
812-723-2151
Authorizer Email
P*****@i*************.com
Narrative
On saturday, december 20, 2014 a driver of a passenger vehicle lost control while driving west on a rural section of indiana state road 46 west, west of columbus, indiana. The vehicle was observed to fishtail on an ice covered bridge over wolf creek. It skidded off the north side of the highway while spinning 180-degrees and rolling over on its side. The vehicle came to rest on top of an above ground 1-inch 190 psi to 3/4-inch 20 psi service line/regulator assembly owned by indiana natural gas corporation. The force of the impact sheared the 1-inch gas line downstream of the shutoff valve for the farm tap, causing a gas leak. The gas did not ignite. Bartholomew county fire department emergency responders arrived on scene and found the sole occupant of the vehicle unresponsive and without a pulse. They were unable to immediately extricate the occupant from the vehicle due to his size. Noting a gas leak, they retreated, donned self-contained breathing apparatus and tried again unsuccessfully to remove the occupant from the vehicle. Emergency responders notified dispatch that they needed the local gas company to respond to the gas leak. Bartholomew county dispatch contacted indiana natural gas's on-call service person who arrived on the scene five minutes later (see attached time line). He and another responding indiana natural gas service person utilized cgi's to monitor the escaping gas, discussed the situation of with emergency responders and then excavated and shut off the service tee for the 1-inch line to stop gas flow and make the situation safe. The occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Bartholomew county personnel theorized that the blowing gas could have caused the driver of the vehicle to asphyxiate. Indiana natural gas contacted indiana pipeline safety on-call personnel at 10:00 am to report the incident. Indiana natural gas contacted the national response center at 10:15 am to report the incident. An incident number of 1103941 was assigned by the nrc.
| Occurred At | 2014-12-20 08:38:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Report Received Date | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2014.0 |
| Report Number | 20150002.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16014.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 8080 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Indiana Natural Gas Corp |
| Operator Street Address | Po Box 520 |
| Operator City Name | Washinton |
| Operator State Abbreviation | IN |
| Operator Postal Code | 47501 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-12-20 07:47:00 |
| Location Street Address | 13417 W State Road 46 |
| Location City Name | Columbus |
| Location County Name | Bartholomew |
| Location State Abbreviation | IN |
| Location Postal Code | 47201-8729 |
| Location Latitude | 39.2002 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -86.06731 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-12-20 10:10:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1103941 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 63.0 |
| Fatality Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Contr Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Er Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Worker Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Gp Fatalities | 1 |
| Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-12-20 08:38:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-12-20 08:43:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set) |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Farm Tap Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 2001.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Wt Steel | 0.138 |
| Release Type | Rupture |
| Rupture Orient | Circumferential |
| Rupture Length | 1 |
| Rupture Width | 1 |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 25000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 3000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 300.0 |
| Prpty | 30300.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 2.0 |
| Accident Psig | 190.0 |
| Normal Psig | 190.0 |
| Mop Psig | 300.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| 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 | 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 | P****** S* R*** |
| Preparer Title | General Manager |
| Preparer Email | P*****@i*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 812-723-2151 |
| Preparer Fax | 812-723-2188 |
| Authorizer Name | P****** S* R*** |
| Authorizer Title | General Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 812-723-2151 |
| Authorizer Email | P*****@i*************.com |
| Narrative | On saturday, december 20, 2014 a driver of a passenger vehicle lost control while driving west on a rural section of indiana state road 46 west, west of columbus, indiana. The vehicle was observed to fishtail on an ice covered bridge over wolf creek. It skidded off the north side of the highway while spinning 180-degrees and rolling over on its side. The vehicle came to rest on top of an above ground 1-inch 190 psi to 3/4-inch 20 psi service line/regulator assembly owned by indiana natural gas corporation. The force of the impact sheared the 1-inch gas line downstream of the shutoff valve for the farm tap, causing a gas leak. The gas did not ignite. Bartholomew county fire department emergency responders arrived on scene and found the sole occupant of the vehicle unresponsive and without a pulse. They were unable to immediately extricate the occupant from the vehicle due to his size. Noting a gas leak, they retreated, donned self-contained breathing apparatus and tried again unsuccessfully to remove the occupant from the vehicle. Emergency responders notified dispatch that they needed the local gas company to respond to the gas leak. Bartholomew county dispatch contacted indiana natural gas's on-call service person who arrived on the scene five minutes later (see attached time line). He and another responding indiana natural gas service person utilized cgi's to monitor the escaping gas, discussed the situation of with emergency responders and then excavated and shut off the service tee for the 1-inch line to stop gas flow and make the situation safe. The occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Bartholomew county personnel theorized that the blowing gas could have caused the driver of the vehicle to asphyxiate. Indiana natural gas contacted indiana pipeline safety on-call personnel at 10:00 am to report the incident. Indiana natural gas contacted the national response center at 10:15 am to report the incident. An incident number of 1103941 was assigned by the nrc. |
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