Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2016-01-10 — IN
Operator
Indiana Gas Co Inc
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,000
Incident datetime
2016-01-10 07:36
Report number
Location
IN, HAMILTON
Narrative
An electric company representative indicated a power line was downed when a tree limb fell due to the weight of the snow that had accumulated. Upon further investigation it was determined a retired steel fuel line was energized by the downed power line. The riser serving the house was sitting directly on top of the retired steel fuel line and the retired fuel line terminated in the basement and was uncapped. When the retired steel fuel line became energized with the approximately 7000 volts, the active gas riser and retired fuel line started arcing at the point of contact and caused a burn hole in both pipes approximately 1/4 by 1/2. This caused the 58 psig gas to travel from the hole in the riser into the hole of the retired fuel line and directly into the basement and ignition of the gas happened near the furnace inside the basement. The service to the house is scheduled to be permanently retired at the main the week of june 12, 2016. .
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2016-01-10 07:36:00
Year
2016
Report Received Date
2016-02-09 00:00:00
Iyear
2016.0
Report Number
20160011.0
Supplemental Number
16320.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
8070
Name
Indiana Gas Co Inc
Operator Street Address
211 Nw Riverside Drive
Operator City Name
Evansville
Operator State Abbreviation
IN
Operator Postal Code
47708
Local Datetime
2016-01-10 07:00:00
Location Street Address
12755 Allisonville Road
Location City Name
Fishers
Location County Name
Hamilton
Location State Abbreviation
IN
Location Postal Code
46038
Location Latitude
39.973308
Location Longitude
-86.032889
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-01-11 16:47:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1137816
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
15.79
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
1.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-01-10 07:36:00
On Site Datetime
2016-01-10 07:36:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
23.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Installation Year
1987.0
Pipe Diameter
1.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Wt Plastic Unknown Ind
Unknown
Material Pe Pipe Code
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
350000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1000.0
Est Cost Emergency
800.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
69.0
Prpty
351869.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
54.0
Normal Psig
54.0
Mop Psig
90.0
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
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Outside Force Type
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Preparer Name
J*** S*****
Preparer Title
Manager Gas Compliance And Qmp
Preparer Email
J*******@v******.com
Preparer Telephone
937-440-1844
Preparer Fax
937-440-1818
Authorizer Name
J** F******
Authorizer Title
Vice President Safety And System Integrity
Authorizer Telephone
812-491-4369
Authorizer Email
J********@v******.com
Narrative
An electric company representative indicated a power line was downed when a tree limb fell due to the weight of the snow that had accumulated. Upon further investigation it was determined a retired steel fuel line was energized by the downed power line. The riser serving the house was sitting directly on top of the retired steel fuel line and the retired fuel line terminated in the basement and was uncapped. When the retired steel fuel line became energized with the approximately 7000 volts, the active gas riser and retired fuel line started arcing at the point of contact and caused a burn hole in both pipes approximately 1/4 by 1/2. This caused the 58 psig gas to travel from the hole in the riser into the hole of the retired fuel line and directly into the basement and ignition of the gas happened near the furnace inside the basement. The service to the house is scheduled to be permanently retired at the main the week of june 12, 2016. .
| Occurred At | 2016-01-10 07:36:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Report Received Date | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2016.0 |
| Report Number | 20160011.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16320.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 8070 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Indiana Gas Co Inc |
| Operator Street Address | 211 Nw Riverside Drive |
| Operator City Name | Evansville |
| Operator State Abbreviation | IN |
| Operator Postal Code | 47708 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-01-10 07:00:00 |
| Location Street Address | 12755 Allisonville Road |
| Location City Name | Fishers |
| Location County Name | Hamilton |
| Location State Abbreviation | IN |
| Location Postal Code | 46038 |
| Location Latitude | 39.973308 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -86.032889 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-01-11 16:47:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1137816 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 15.79 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 1.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-01-10 07:36:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-01-10 07:36:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 23.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Installation Year | 1987.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 1.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Wt Plastic Unknown Ind | Unknown |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 350000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 800.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 69.0 |
| Prpty | 351869.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 54.0 |
| Normal Psig | 54.0 |
| Mop Psig | 90.0 |
| 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 | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Outside Force Type | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Preparer Name | J*** S***** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Gas Compliance And Qmp |
| Preparer Email | J*******@v******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 937-440-1844 |
| Preparer Fax | 937-440-1818 |
| Authorizer Name | J** F****** |
| Authorizer Title | Vice President Safety And System Integrity |
| Authorizer Telephone | 812-491-4369 |
| Authorizer Email | J********@v******.com |
| Narrative | An electric company representative indicated a power line was downed when a tree limb fell due to the weight of the snow that had accumulated. Upon further investigation it was determined a retired steel fuel line was energized by the downed power line. The riser serving the house was sitting directly on top of the retired steel fuel line and the retired fuel line terminated in the basement and was uncapped. When the retired steel fuel line became energized with the approximately 7000 volts, the active gas riser and retired fuel line started arcing at the point of contact and caused a burn hole in both pipes approximately 1/4 by 1/2. This caused the 58 psig gas to travel from the hole in the riser into the hole of the retired fuel line and directly into the basement and ignition of the gas happened near the furnace inside the basement. The service to the house is scheduled to be permanently retired at the main the week of june 12, 2016. . |
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