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GD incident on 2015-12-19 — NY
Operator
Consolidated Edison Co Of New York
Cause
Excavation Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$54,810
Incident datetime
2015-12-19 14:14
Report number
Location
NY, QUEENS
Narrative
On december 19, 2015 at 14:02, the fire department of new york (fdny) reported a contractor damage at a construction site at this location to con edison's gas emergency response center. A code murre (multiple resource response event) was initiated and gas distribution services (gds), gas construction and supervision were dispatched. Gds supervision arrived at 14:14 and reported a suspected gas fed fire in the street with a third party's drilling machine engulfed in flames. An 8" high pressure radial main valve was identified to isolate the gas supply to the area, the valve was located and at 14:33, valve #17788 was closed and the gas ignition was extinguished. Gds investigated and reported a poscillico construction co. Drilling rig damaged an 8" high pressure steel main while drilling for I-beam supports for new electric vaults associated with new building construction. The damaged 8" main supplies 42-43 orchard street which is the metering building to the sunnyside railroad yard at the southern end of orchard street. No buildings were damaged by the fire and there were two commercial services interrupted as a result of the main valve closure, 42-22 and 42-43 orchard st. Nyc emergency management (nycem) reported this incident, as well as the loss of supply to the metering house, did not impact railroad operations. One construction worker (an unnamed third party laborer) was transported via ems to an area hospital due to a reported minor respiratory condition. Fdny battalion 45, nycem and nyc department of environmental protection-hazmat responded and multiple media sources were on location and/or inquired. Multiple internal company departments responded to support the response and mitigation of this incident. On december 21, 2015 at 14:17, gas construction completed repairs and the main was placed in service. There were no reported evacuations. The US DOT, nys dps and nyc dep were notified. This was an upgraded incident.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2015-12-19 14:14:00
Year
2015
Report Received Date
2016-01-17 00:00:00
Iyear
2015.0
Report Number
20160005.0
Supplemental Number
16230.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2704
Name
Consolidated Edison Co Of New York
Operator Street Address
4 Irving Place
Operator City Name
New York
Operator State Abbreviation
NY
Operator Postal Code
10003
Local Datetime
2015-12-19 14:02:00
Location Street Address
42-22 Orchard Street
Location City Name
New York
Location County Name
Queens
Location State Abbreviation
NY
Location Postal Code
11101-2906
Location Latitude
40.747862
Location Longitude
-73.938941
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2015-12-19 14:55:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1136234
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
2419.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-12-19 14:14:00
On Site Datetime
2015-12-19 14:14:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
36.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1968.0
Pipe Diameter
8.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Wt Steel
0.322
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
12.0
Puncture Circum
8.0
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
100000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
54810.0
Est Cost Emergency
2821.0
Est Cost Other
6546.0
Est Cost Other Details
Materials
Est Cost Unintentional Release
30455.0
Prpty
194632.0
Commercial Affected
2.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
58.0
Normal Psig
60.0
Mop Psig
80.0
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
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Prior Notification Ind
Yes
One Call System Ind
Yes
Notify Cga Dirt
Yes
Public Row Ind
Yes
Public Subtype
City Street
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Drilling
Work Performed
Site Development
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
153310385
One Call Center Name
Ny 811
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
47.0
Root Cause Category
Excavation Issue
Root Cause Type
Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above
Preparer Name
K**** F****
Preparer Title
Operations Manager-Gas Emergency Response Center
Preparer Email
F*****@c****.com
Preparer Telephone
(718) 319-2310
Preparer Fax
(718) 904-4607
Authorizer Name
K**** F****
Authorizer Title
Operations Manager-Gas Emergency Response Center
Authorizer Telephone
(718) 319-2310
Authorizer Email
F*****@c****.com
Narrative
On december 19, 2015 at 14:02, the fire department of new york (fdny) reported a contractor damage at a construction site at this location to con edison's gas emergency response center. A code murre (multiple resource response event) was initiated and gas distribution services (gds), gas construction and supervision were dispatched. Gds supervision arrived at 14:14 and reported a suspected gas fed fire in the street with a third party's drilling machine engulfed in flames. An 8" high pressure radial main valve was identified to isolate the gas supply to the area, the valve was located and at 14:33, valve #17788 was closed and the gas ignition was extinguished. Gds investigated and reported a poscillico construction co. Drilling rig damaged an 8" high pressure steel main while drilling for I-beam supports for new electric vaults associated with new building construction. The damaged 8" main supplies 42-43 orchard street which is the metering building to the sunnyside railroad yard at the southern end of orchard street. No buildings were damaged by the fire and there were two commercial services interrupted as a result of the main valve closure, 42-22 and 42-43 orchard st. Nyc emergency management (nycem) reported this incident, as well as the loss of supply to the metering house, did not impact railroad operations. One construction worker (an unnamed third party laborer) was transported via ems to an area hospital due to a reported minor respiratory condition. Fdny battalion 45, nycem and nyc department of environmental protection-hazmat responded and multiple media sources were on location and/or inquired. Multiple internal company departments responded to support the response and mitigation of this incident. On december 21, 2015 at 14:17, gas construction completed repairs and the main was placed in service. There were no reported evacuations. The US DOT, nys dps and nyc dep were notified. This was an upgraded incident.
| Occurred At | 2015-12-19 14:14:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Report Received Date | 2016-01-17 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2015.0 |
| Report Number | 20160005.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16230.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2704 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Consolidated Edison Co Of New York |
| Operator Street Address | 4 Irving Place |
| Operator City Name | New York |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NY |
| Operator Postal Code | 10003 |
| Local Datetime | 2015-12-19 14:02:00 |
| Location Street Address | 42-22 Orchard Street |
| Location City Name | New York |
| Location County Name | Queens |
| Location State Abbreviation | NY |
| Location Postal Code | 11101-2906 |
| Location Latitude | 40.747862 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -73.938941 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2015-12-19 14:55:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1136234 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 2419.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-12-19 14:14:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-12-19 14:14:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 36.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1968.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 8.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Wt Steel | 0.322 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 12.0 |
| Puncture Circum | 8.0 |
| Class Location Type | Class 4 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 100000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 54810.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2821.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 6546.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Materials |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 30455.0 |
| Prpty | 194632.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 2.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 58.0 |
| Normal Psig | 60.0 |
| Mop Psig | 80.0 |
| 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 | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Prior Notification Ind | Yes |
| One Call System Ind | Yes |
| Notify Cga Dirt | Yes |
| Public Row Ind | Yes |
| Public Subtype | City Street |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Drilling |
| Work Performed | Site Development |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 153310385 |
| One Call Center Name | Ny 811 |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 47.0 |
| Root Cause Category | Excavation Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above |
| Preparer Name | K**** F**** |
| Preparer Title | Operations Manager-Gas Emergency Response Center |
| Preparer Email | F*****@c****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | (718) 319-2310 |
| Preparer Fax | (718) 904-4607 |
| Authorizer Name | K**** F**** |
| Authorizer Title | Operations Manager-Gas Emergency Response Center |
| Authorizer Telephone | (718) 319-2310 |
| Authorizer Email | F*****@c****.com |
| Narrative | On december 19, 2015 at 14:02, the fire department of new york (fdny) reported a contractor damage at a construction site at this location to con edison's gas emergency response center. A code murre (multiple resource response event) was initiated and gas distribution services (gds), gas construction and supervision were dispatched. Gds supervision arrived at 14:14 and reported a suspected gas fed fire in the street with a third party's drilling machine engulfed in flames. An 8" high pressure radial main valve was identified to isolate the gas supply to the area, the valve was located and at 14:33, valve #17788 was closed and the gas ignition was extinguished. Gds investigated and reported a poscillico construction co. Drilling rig damaged an 8" high pressure steel main while drilling for I-beam supports for new electric vaults associated with new building construction. The damaged 8" main supplies 42-43 orchard street which is the metering building to the sunnyside railroad yard at the southern end of orchard street. No buildings were damaged by the fire and there were two commercial services interrupted as a result of the main valve closure, 42-22 and 42-43 orchard st. Nyc emergency management (nycem) reported this incident, as well as the loss of supply to the metering house, did not impact railroad operations. One construction worker (an unnamed third party laborer) was transported via ems to an area hospital due to a reported minor respiratory condition. Fdny battalion 45, nycem and nyc department of environmental protection-hazmat responded and multiple media sources were on location and/or inquired. Multiple internal company departments responded to support the response and mitigation of this incident. On december 21, 2015 at 14:17, gas construction completed repairs and the main was placed in service. There were no reported evacuations. The US DOT, nys dps and nyc dep were notified. This was an upgraded incident. |
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