Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GTG incident on 2015-08-14 — NC
Operator
Pitt Landfill Gas, Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Landfill Gas
Program
GTG
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$25,000
Incident datetime
2015-08-14 08:00
Report number
Location
NC
Narrative
Line is a low pressure (6 psig) line that transmits landfill gas (lfg) approxiamtelyk 11,000 feet from the landfill to a hospital boiler room. Evidence of leak was found during a line walk in q4 2014. Several attempts were made in q1 of 2015 to find and repair the leak. Leak was found in q3 2015 under sidewalk immediately adjacent to busy roadway. Leak was repaired when found. Leak appears to have been from a previous repair (hdpe electrofusion fitting was found to be leaking).
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2015-11-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2015
Report Number
20150130
Supplemental Number
17576
Report Type
Supplemental
Operator Id
32037
Name
Pitt Landfill Gas, Llc
Operator Street Address
10600 Nations Ford Rd Suite 150
Operator City Name
Charlotte
Operator State Abbreviation
NC
Operator Postal Code
28273
Local Datetime
2015-08-14 08:00:00
Location Latitude
35.605267
Location Longitude
-77.411687
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Commodity Released Type
Landfill Gas
Unintentional Release
390
Intentional Release
9
Accompanying Liquid
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2015-08-21 00:00:00
Restart Datetime
2015-08-21 08:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-08-14 08:00:00
On Site Datetime
2015-08-21 00:00:00
On Off Shore
Onshore
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nc
Onshore Postal Code
27834
Onshore City Name
Greenville
Onshore County Name
Pitt
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
1.56 Mile Mar
Pipe Fac Name
Pitt Landfill Gas
Segment Name
Pitt Landfill Gas
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
72
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
Item Involved
Repair Sleeve Or Clamp
Installation Year
1998
Material Involved
Plastic
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Could Be Hca
No
Pir Radius
65
Heat Damage Ind
No
Non Heat Damage Ind
No
Hca Fatalities Ind
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
1100
Est Cost Intentional Release
5
Est Cost Prop Damage
25000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
26105
Accident Psig
6
Mop Psig
60
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(2)
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Length Segment Isolated
10900
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
Yes
Low Op Pressure Ind
Yes
Other Complications Ind
Yes
Inspect Comp Details
Plastic Pipe, No Access Except At Ends
Pipeline Function
Transmission System
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Ground Patrol By Operator Or Its Contractor
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
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Eq Failure Type
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Other Non Threaded Ind
Other
Other Non Threaded Details
Failure Of Electrofusion Joint Where Pipe Was Connected.
Additional Installation Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
T****** L K*******
Preparer Title
Ehs And Engineering Director
Preparer Email
T***************@l************.com
Preparer Telephone
7048448990
Preparer Fax
7048448994
Authorizer Name
W****** P* B******
Authorizer Title
Manager Of The Llc
Authorizer Telephone
7048448990
Authorizer Email
W**************@l************.com
Narrative
Line is a low pressure (6 psig) line that transmits landfill gas (lfg) approxiamtelyk 11,000 feet from the landfill to a hospital boiler room. Evidence of leak was found during a line walk in q4 2014. Several attempts were made in q1 of 2015 to find and repair the leak. Leak was found in q3 2015 under sidewalk immediately adjacent to busy roadway. Leak was repaired when found. Leak appears to have been from a previous repair (hdpe electrofusion fitting was found to be leaking).
| Report Received Date | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2015 |
| Report Number | 20150130 |
| Supplemental Number | 17576 |
| Report Type | Supplemental |
| Operator Id | 32037 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Pitt Landfill Gas, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 10600 Nations Ford Rd Suite 150 |
| Operator City Name | Charlotte |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NC |
| Operator Postal Code | 28273 |
| Local Datetime | 2015-08-14 08:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 35.605267 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -77.411687 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Landfill Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 390 |
| Intentional Release | 9 |
| Accompanying Liquid | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2015-08-21 08:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-08-14 08:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nc |
| Onshore Postal Code | 27834 |
| Onshore City Name | Greenville |
| Onshore County Name | Pitt |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | 1.56 Mile Mar |
| Pipe Fac Name | Pitt Landfill Gas |
| Segment Name | Pitt Landfill Gas |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 72 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| Item Involved | Repair Sleeve Or Clamp |
| Installation Year | 1998 |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Pir Radius | 65 |
| Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Non Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Hca Fatalities Ind | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 1100 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 5 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 25000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 26105 |
| Accident Psig | 6 |
| Mop Psig | 60 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Length Segment Isolated | 10900 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | Yes |
| Low Op Pressure Ind | Yes |
| Other Complications Ind | Yes |
| Inspect Comp Details | Plastic Pipe, No Access Except At Ends |
| Pipeline Function | Transmission System |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Ground Patrol By Operator Or Its Contractor |
| 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 | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Other Non Threaded Ind | Other |
| Other Non Threaded Details | Failure Of Electrofusion Joint Where Pipe Was Connected. |
| Additional Installation Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | T****** L K******* |
| Preparer Title | Ehs And Engineering Director |
| Preparer Email | T***************@l************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7048448990 |
| Preparer Fax | 7048448994 |
| Authorizer Name | W****** P* B****** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Of The Llc |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7048448990 |
| Authorizer Email | W**************@l************.com |
| Narrative | Line is a low pressure (6 psig) line that transmits landfill gas (lfg) approxiamtelyk 11,000 feet from the landfill to a hospital boiler room. Evidence of leak was found during a line walk in q4 2014. Several attempts were made in q1 of 2015 to find and repair the leak. Leak was found in q3 2015 under sidewalk immediately adjacent to busy roadway. Leak was repaired when found. Leak appears to have been from a previous repair (hdpe electrofusion fitting was found to be leaking). |
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