Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2014-12-14 — CO
Operator
Public Service Co Of Colorado
Cause
Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$55,000
Incident datetime
2014-12-14 09:53
Report number
Location
CO, ADAMS
Narrative
A minor explosion occurred in a commercial building, and a leaking compression coupling was discovered nearby. There was no sustaining fire, so the event was not discovered until noticed by the customer's employee. The time indicated in response a.4. Is the time that we were notified.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2014-12-14 09:53:00
Year
2014
Report Received Date
2015-02-09 00:00:00
Iyear
2014.0
Report Number
20150009.0
Supplemental Number
16016.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
15931
Name
Public Service Co Of Colorado
Operator Street Address
3500 Blake St
Operator City Name
Denver
Operator State Abbreviation
CO
Operator Postal Code
80205
Local Datetime
2014-12-14 09:53:00
Location Street Address
7340 Brighton Rd
Location City Name
Commerce City
Location County Name
Adams
Location State Abbreviation
CO
Location Postal Code
80022-1503
Location Latitude
39.83037
Location Longitude
-104.92417
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-12-14 10:43:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1103397
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
3.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
10.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-12-14 09:53:00
On Site Datetime
2014-12-14 10:20:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
48.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Installation Year
1966.0
Pipe Diameter
2.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
75000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
55000.0
Est Cost Emergency
2500.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
10.0
Prpty
132510.0
Commercial Affected
2.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
13.0
Normal Psig
13.0
Mop Psig
15.0
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
Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Cause Details
Mechanical Joint Failure
Pwjf Failure Type
Mechanical Joint Failure
Mec Fitting Involved
Other Compression Type Fitting
Mec Fitting Invlvd Dtl
Coupling, Nut-Type
Mec Manufacturer
Norton Mcmurray
Mec Fitting Material
Other
Mec Fitting Material Detail
Materials Joined: 1st Steel, 2nd Steel
Additional Other Ind
Yes
Additional Factor Details
None Of The Additional Factors Apply.
Result Design Ind
Yes
Hydrotest Conducted Ind
No
Preparer Name
J** M**
Preparer Title
Manager Gas Distribution Engineering
Preparer Email
J*************@x*********.com
Preparer Telephone
303-571-3477
Authorizer Name
M*** N****
Authorizer Title
Principal Engineer
Authorizer Telephone
303-571-3931
Authorizer Email
M*********@x*********.com
Narrative
A minor explosion occurred in a commercial building, and a leaking compression coupling was discovered nearby. There was no sustaining fire, so the event was not discovered until noticed by the customer's employee. The time indicated in response a.4. Is the time that we were notified.
| Occurred At | 2014-12-14 09:53:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Report Received Date | 2015-02-09 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2014.0 |
| Report Number | 20150009.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16016.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 15931 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Operator Street Address | 3500 Blake St |
| Operator City Name | Denver |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CO |
| Operator Postal Code | 80205 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-12-14 09:53:00 |
| Location Street Address | 7340 Brighton Rd |
| Location City Name | Commerce City |
| Location County Name | Adams |
| Location State Abbreviation | CO |
| Location Postal Code | 80022-1503 |
| Location Latitude | 39.83037 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -104.92417 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-12-14 10:43:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1103397 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 3.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 10.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-12-14 09:53:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-12-14 10:20:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 48.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Installation Year | 1966.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 2.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 75000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 55000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2500.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 10.0 |
| Prpty | 132510.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 2.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 13.0 |
| Normal Psig | 13.0 |
| Mop Psig | 15.0 |
| 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 | Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure |
| Cause Details | Mechanical Joint Failure |
| Pwjf Failure Type | Mechanical Joint Failure |
| Mec Fitting Involved | Other Compression Type Fitting |
| Mec Fitting Invlvd Dtl | Coupling, Nut-Type |
| Mec Manufacturer | Norton Mcmurray |
| Mec Fitting Material | Other |
| Mec Fitting Material Detail | Materials Joined: 1st Steel, 2nd Steel |
| Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Additional Factor Details | None Of The Additional Factors Apply. |
| Result Design Ind | Yes |
| Hydrotest Conducted Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | J** M** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Gas Distribution Engineering |
| Preparer Email | J*************@x*********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 303-571-3477 |
| Authorizer Name | M*** N**** |
| Authorizer Title | Principal Engineer |
| Authorizer Telephone | 303-571-3931 |
| Authorizer Email | M*********@x*********.com |
| Narrative | A minor explosion occurred in a commercial building, and a leaking compression coupling was discovered nearby. There was no sustaining fire, so the event was not discovered until noticed by the customer's employee. The time indicated in response a.4. Is the time that we were notified. |
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