Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2016-03-04 — PA
Operator
Columbia Gas Of Pennsylvania
Cause
Pipe, Weld, Or Joint Failure
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
2 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2016-03-04 10:55
Report number
Location
PA, ADAMS
Narrative
On march 4, 2016 at approximately 9:03 am, a bystander called in an odor of gas in the air in the vicinity of 244 south columbus ave, littlestown, pa. Columbia's employee arrived onsite at 9:49 am. There was no indication of leakage at that address and the employee started to assess and establish the perimeter. The employee continued to investigate the entire block and discovered 30 % lel readings in the vicinity of the service riser at 372 lexington way, littlestown, pa at approximately 10:26 am. He then went to the front door to evacuate the premise, knocked on the door, and no one answered. At 10:30 am he shut off gas to the meter valve. At 10:31 am he called integration center to have gas company crews and emergency services respond to the scene. He also requested the integration center to contact electric company to shut off the electricity to the home. At 10:35 am he terminated service to the customer service line by engaging the excess flow valve. At 10:35 am the littlestown fire department arrived. The fire fighters discovered a car in the garage through a window they were able to open and were concerned that someone was home. The employee and fire fighters got 20% lel readings inside the garage and the firefighters decided to enter the home to look for anyone inside. At approximately 10:55 am the residence at 372 lexington way exploded severely damaging the home. Two fire fighters from the littlestown fire department in the basement of the home at the time of the incident suffered third degree burns to their hands and were admitted to the bayview burn center in baltimore, md. Both firefighters were released on march 8, 2016.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2016-03-04 10:55:00
Year
2016
Report Received Date
2016-04-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2016.0
Report Number
20160033.0
Supplemental Number
16444.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2600
Name
Columbia Gas Of Pennsylvania
Operator Street Address
121 Champion Way
Operator City Name
Canonsburg
Operator State Abbreviation
PA
Operator Postal Code
15317
Local Datetime
2016-03-04 10:55:00
Location Street Address
372 Lexington Way
Location City Name
Littlestown
Location County Name
Adams
Location State Abbreviation
PA
Location Postal Code
17340-1565
Location Latitude
39.738278
Location Longitude
-77.091946
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-03-04 12:49:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1141981
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
0
Num Contr Injuries
0
Num Er Injuries
2
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
0
Injure
2
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-03-04 10:55:00
On Site Datetime
2016-03-04 10:26:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Transition Area
Incident Area Subtype
Soil/air Interface
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Service Riser
Installation Year
1999.0
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Wt Plastic
0.99
Material Pe Pipe Code
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Class Location Type
Class 1 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
199000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
4500.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
0.0
Prpty
203500.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
42.0
Normal Psig
44.0
Mop Psig
50.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Num Employees Tested
1
Num Employees Failed
0
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
Nut Follower
Mec Fitting Type
Riser
Mec Manufacturer
Normac
Mec Fitting Material
Other
Mec Fitting Material Detail
Materials Joined: 1st Plastic, 2nd Steel
Additional Other Ind
Yes
Additional Factor Details
Although This Is Jurisdictional Piping, It Is Customer Owned. The True Cause Will Not Be Know Until The Final Testing Is Completed
Result Construction Ind
Yes
Result Construction Subtype
Procedure Not Followed
Hydrotest Conducted Ind
No
Preparer Name
R*** B****
Preparer Title
Operations Compliance Manager
Preparer Email
R*****@n*******.com
Preparer Telephone
724-416-6332
Preparer Fax
724-416-6385
Authorizer Name
M*** D*******
Authorizer Title
Vp General Manager
Authorizer Telephone
724-416-6308
Authorizer Email
M******@n*******.com
Narrative
On march 4, 2016 at approximately 9:03 am, a bystander called in an odor of gas in the air in the vicinity of 244 south columbus ave, littlestown, pa. Columbia's employee arrived onsite at 9:49 am. There was no indication of leakage at that address and the employee started to assess and establish the perimeter. The employee continued to investigate the entire block and discovered 30 % lel readings in the vicinity of the service riser at 372 lexington way, littlestown, pa at approximately 10:26 am. He then went to the front door to evacuate the premise, knocked on the door, and no one answered. At 10:30 am he shut off gas to the meter valve. At 10:31 am he called integration center to have gas company crews and emergency services respond to the scene. He also requested the integration center to contact electric company to shut off the electricity to the home. At 10:35 am he terminated service to the customer service line by engaging the excess flow valve. At 10:35 am the littlestown fire department arrived. The fire fighters discovered a car in the garage through a window they were able to open and were concerned that someone was home. The employee and fire fighters got 20% lel readings inside the garage and the firefighters decided to enter the home to look for anyone inside. At approximately 10:55 am the residence at 372 lexington way exploded severely damaging the home. Two fire fighters from the littlestown fire department in the basement of the home at the time of the incident suffered third degree burns to their hands and were admitted to the bayview burn center in baltimore, md. Both firefighters were released on march 8, 2016.
| Occurred At | 2016-03-04 10:55:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Report Received Date | 2016-04-04 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2016.0 |
| Report Number | 20160033.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16444.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2600 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Columbia Gas Of Pennsylvania |
| Operator Street Address | 121 Champion Way |
| Operator City Name | Canonsburg |
| Operator State Abbreviation | PA |
| Operator Postal Code | 15317 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-03-04 10:55:00 |
| Location Street Address | 372 Lexington Way |
| Location City Name | Littlestown |
| Location County Name | Adams |
| Location State Abbreviation | PA |
| Location Postal Code | 17340-1565 |
| Location Latitude | 39.738278 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -77.091946 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-03-04 12:49:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1141981 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 0 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 0 |
| Num Er Injuries | 2 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 0 |
| Injure | 2 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-03-04 10:55:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-03-04 10:26:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Transition Area |
| Incident Area Subtype | Soil/air Interface |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service Riser |
| Installation Year | 1999.0 |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Wt Plastic | 0.99 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Class Location Type | Class 1 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 199000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 4500.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 203500.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 42.0 |
| Normal Psig | 44.0 |
| Mop Psig | 50.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Num Employees Tested | 1 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| 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 | Nut Follower |
| Mec Fitting Type | Riser |
| Mec Manufacturer | Normac |
| Mec Fitting Material | Other |
| Mec Fitting Material Detail | Materials Joined: 1st Plastic, 2nd Steel |
| Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Additional Factor Details | Although This Is Jurisdictional Piping, It Is Customer Owned. The True Cause Will Not Be Know Until The Final Testing Is Completed |
| Result Construction Ind | Yes |
| Result Construction Subtype | Procedure Not Followed |
| Hydrotest Conducted Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | R*** B**** |
| Preparer Title | Operations Compliance Manager |
| Preparer Email | R*****@n*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 724-416-6332 |
| Preparer Fax | 724-416-6385 |
| Authorizer Name | M*** D******* |
| Authorizer Title | Vp General Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 724-416-6308 |
| Authorizer Email | M******@n*******.com |
| Narrative | On march 4, 2016 at approximately 9:03 am, a bystander called in an odor of gas in the air in the vicinity of 244 south columbus ave, littlestown, pa. Columbia's employee arrived onsite at 9:49 am. There was no indication of leakage at that address and the employee started to assess and establish the perimeter. The employee continued to investigate the entire block and discovered 30 % lel readings in the vicinity of the service riser at 372 lexington way, littlestown, pa at approximately 10:26 am. He then went to the front door to evacuate the premise, knocked on the door, and no one answered. At 10:30 am he shut off gas to the meter valve. At 10:31 am he called integration center to have gas company crews and emergency services respond to the scene. He also requested the integration center to contact electric company to shut off the electricity to the home. At 10:35 am he terminated service to the customer service line by engaging the excess flow valve. At 10:35 am the littlestown fire department arrived. The fire fighters discovered a car in the garage through a window they were able to open and were concerned that someone was home. The employee and fire fighters got 20% lel readings inside the garage and the firefighters decided to enter the home to look for anyone inside. At approximately 10:55 am the residence at 372 lexington way exploded severely damaging the home. Two fire fighters from the littlestown fire department in the basement of the home at the time of the incident suffered third degree burns to their hands and were admitted to the bayview burn center in baltimore, md. Both firefighters were released on march 8, 2016. |
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