Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2016-05-25 — CA
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Cause
Locating Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$45,663
Incident datetime
2016-05-25 15:04
Report number
Location
CA, SACRAMENTO
Narrative
On may 25, 2016 at 1504 hours, pge was notified of a third-party dig-in (crossbore) at 8915 gerber road in sacramento. Irish construction struck an 8' plastic main during horizontal boring activities that resulted in an unintentional release of gas. The contractor had a valid USA (w000173288). Pg&e facilities were located & marked; however, the offset within the sidewalk was not marked. Pg&e's gas service representative (gsr) was on-site at 1522 hours. Pg&e crews arrived at 1535 hours and shut in the flow of gas at 1639 hours by squeezing the main. At 1900 hours, it was determined that a total of 1308 customer's gas service would be impacted. An operating emergency center was opened to address the incident. Repairs to the main were completed by 2332 hours. Gsrs completed majority of the service restoration by 5/26/16 at 1700 hours. The remaining customers were restored at the request of the customer. There were no injuries, fatalities, or ignition associated with this incident. This was reported to the cpuc and DOT due to an unintentional release of gas that resulted in a significant customer outage with an estimated damage cost of greater than $50,000.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2016-05-25 15:04:00
Year
2016
Report Received Date
2016-06-27 00:00:00
Iyear
2016.0
Report Number
20160056.0
Supplemental Number
16328.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
15007
Name
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Operator Street Address
6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd.
Operator City Name
San Ramon
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
94583
Local Datetime
2016-05-25 15:04:00
Location Street Address
8915 Gerber Road
Location City Name
Sacramento
Location County Name
Sacramento
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
95829
Location Latitude
38.4818111
Location Longitude
-121.368765
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-05-25 19:20:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1148802
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
330.16
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-05-25 15:04:00
On Site Datetime
2016-05-25 15:22:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
48.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
2008.0
Pipe Diameter
8.0
Pipe Specification
Pe2406
Pipe Manufacturer
Driscoplex
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
13.5
Material Pe Pipe Code
2406
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
2.0
Puncture Circum
2.0
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
45663.0
Est Cost Emergency
514778.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
1419.0
Prpty
561860.0
Commercial Affected
1.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1307.0
Accident Psig
57.0
Normal Psig
57.0
Mop Psig
60.0
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
Boring
Work Performed
Telecommunications
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
173288
One Call Center Name
811
Locator Type
Utility Owner
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
24.0
Root Cause Category
Locating Issue
Root Cause Type
Facility Not Marked Due To Locator Error
Preparer Name
S****** R****
Preparer Title
Gas Engineer
Preparer Email
S***@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
925-328-6107
Authorizer Name
S**** R*******
Authorizer Title
Manager Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
925-328-5776
Authorizer Email
G***@p**.com
Narrative
On may 25, 2016 at 1504 hours, pge was notified of a third-party dig-in (crossbore) at 8915 gerber road in sacramento. Irish construction struck an 8' plastic main during horizontal boring activities that resulted in an unintentional release of gas. The contractor had a valid USA (w000173288). Pg&e facilities were located & marked; however, the offset within the sidewalk was not marked. Pg&e's gas service representative (gsr) was on-site at 1522 hours. Pg&e crews arrived at 1535 hours and shut in the flow of gas at 1639 hours by squeezing the main. At 1900 hours, it was determined that a total of 1308 customer's gas service would be impacted. An operating emergency center was opened to address the incident. Repairs to the main were completed by 2332 hours. Gsrs completed majority of the service restoration by 5/26/16 at 1700 hours. The remaining customers were restored at the request of the customer. There were no injuries, fatalities, or ignition associated with this incident. This was reported to the cpuc and DOT due to an unintentional release of gas that resulted in a significant customer outage with an estimated damage cost of greater than $50,000.
| Occurred At | 2016-05-25 15:04:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Report Received Date | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2016.0 |
| Report Number | 20160056.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16328.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 15007 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Operator Street Address | 6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd. |
| Operator City Name | San Ramon |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 94583 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-05-25 15:04:00 |
| Location Street Address | 8915 Gerber Road |
| Location City Name | Sacramento |
| Location County Name | Sacramento |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 95829 |
| Location Latitude | 38.4818111 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -121.368765 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-05-25 19:20:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1148802 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 330.16 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-05-25 15:04:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-05-25 15:22:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 48.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 2008.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 8.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Pe2406 |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Driscoplex |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 13.5 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 2406 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 2.0 |
| Puncture Circum | 2.0 |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 45663.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 514778.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 1419.0 |
| Prpty | 561860.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 1.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1307.0 |
| Accident Psig | 57.0 |
| Normal Psig | 57.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| 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 | Boring |
| Work Performed | Telecommunications |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 173288 |
| One Call Center Name | 811 |
| Locator Type | Utility Owner |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 24.0 |
| Root Cause Category | Locating Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Facility Not Marked Due To Locator Error |
| Preparer Name | S****** R**** |
| Preparer Title | Gas Engineer |
| Preparer Email | S***@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 925-328-6107 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** R******* |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 925-328-5776 |
| Authorizer Email | G***@p**.com |
| Narrative | On may 25, 2016 at 1504 hours, pge was notified of a third-party dig-in (crossbore) at 8915 gerber road in sacramento. Irish construction struck an 8' plastic main during horizontal boring activities that resulted in an unintentional release of gas. The contractor had a valid USA (w000173288). Pg&e facilities were located & marked; however, the offset within the sidewalk was not marked. Pg&e's gas service representative (gsr) was on-site at 1522 hours. Pg&e crews arrived at 1535 hours and shut in the flow of gas at 1639 hours by squeezing the main. At 1900 hours, it was determined that a total of 1308 customer's gas service would be impacted. An operating emergency center was opened to address the incident. Repairs to the main were completed by 2332 hours. Gsrs completed majority of the service restoration by 5/26/16 at 1700 hours. The remaining customers were restored at the request of the customer. There were no injuries, fatalities, or ignition associated with this incident. This was reported to the cpuc and DOT due to an unintentional release of gas that resulted in a significant customer outage with an estimated damage cost of greater than $50,000. |
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