GD incident on 2016-09-26 — NY

Operator
Keyspan Energy Delivery - Ny City
Cause
Notification Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities 0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$4,857
Incident datetime
2016-09-26 12:21
Report number
Location
NY, KINGS
Narrative
Third party contractor (titan realty and construction) drilled a 6" round bore hole through an 8" low pressure steel main infiltrating the main with coolant water and resulting in poor pressures in the area. No notification to one-call center had been made by excavator. National grid became aware of the damage through no or low pressure calls. Both customer meter services and field operations arrived on site. The affected section of main was isolated and secured. No injuries reported. A total of 24 commercial/industrial services (63 meters) were impacted by this event. All were restored no later than october 4 at 11:30 am. **supplemental report issued on 2/28/2017 to revise apparent cause from g4 other outside force damage to g3 excavation damage due to third party drilling activity. **supplemental report issued on 4/18/2017 to remove erroneous date entered from part g3, "previous damage due to excavation activity" "date of last leak survey". That field should be blank.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2016-09-26 12:21:00
Year
2016
Report Received Date
2016-10-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2016.0
Report Number
20160106.0
Supplemental Number
16538.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
Name
Keyspan Energy Delivery - Ny City
Operator Street Address
2 Hanson Place
Operator City Name
Brooklyn
Operator State Abbreviation
NY
Operator Postal Code
11217
Local Datetime
2016-09-26 15:30:00
Location Street Address
840 Fulton Street
Location City Name
Brooklyn
Location County Name
Kings
Location State Abbreviation
NY
Location Postal Code
11238
Location Latitude
Location Longitude
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-09-26 15:50:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
364.4
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-09-26 12:21:00
On Site Datetime
2016-09-26 12:28:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1991.0
Pipe Diameter
8.625
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
6.0
Puncture Circum
6.0
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
4857.0
Est Cost Emergency
93471.0
Est Cost Other
785.0
Est Cost Other Details
Permit Fees
Est Cost Unintentional Release
2395.0
Prpty
101508.0
Commercial Affected
16.0
Industrial Affected
8.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
0.27
Normal Psig
0.25
Mop Psig
0.43
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
The incident was not the result of any operation that the control room can detect under present operating conditions or alarms.
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
No
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Public Row Ind
Yes
Public Subtype
City Street
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Drilling
Work Performed
Building Construction
One Call Notified Ind
No
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
180.0
Root Cause Category
Notification Issue
Root Cause Type
No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811
Preparer Name
C****** B*****
Preparer Title
Prin Prog Mgr Federal Programs
Preparer Email
C*************@n***********.com
Preparer Telephone
6317703549
Authorizer Name
C****** B*****
Authorizer Title
Principal Program Manager Federal Programs
Authorizer Telephone
6317703549
Authorizer Email
C*************@n***********.com
Narrative
Third party contractor (titan realty and construction) drilled a 6" round bore hole through an 8" low pressure steel main infiltrating the main with coolant water and resulting in poor pressures in the area. No notification to one-call center had been made by excavator. National grid became aware of the damage through no or low pressure calls. Both customer meter services and field operations arrived on site. The affected section of main was isolated and secured. No injuries reported. A total of 24 commercial/industrial services (63 meters) were impacted by this event. All were restored no later than october 4 at 11:30 am. **supplemental report issued on 2/28/2017 to revise apparent cause from g4 other outside force damage to g3 excavation damage due to third party drilling activity. **supplemental report issued on 4/18/2017 to remove erroneous date entered from part g3, "previous damage due to excavation activity" "date of last leak survey". That field should be blank.
Occurred At 2016-09-26 12:21:00
Year 2016
Report Received Date 2016-10-24 00:00:00
Iyear 2016.0
Report Number 20160106.0
Supplemental Number 16538.0
Report Type Supplemental Final
Operator Id 1800 PHMSA Enforcement
Name Keyspan Energy Delivery - Ny City
Operator Street Address 2 Hanson Place
Operator City Name Brooklyn
Operator State Abbreviation NY
Operator Postal Code 11217
Local Datetime 2016-09-26 15:30:00
Location Street Address 840 Fulton Street
Location City Name Brooklyn
Location County Name Kings
Location State Abbreviation NY
Location Postal Code 11238
Location Latitude 40.683504 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Location Longitude -73.967724 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Nrc Rpt Datetime 2016-09-26 15:50:00
Nrc Rpt Num 1160030 NRC Report How to search
Commodity Released Type Natural Gas
Unintentional Release 364.4
Fatality Ind No
Fatal 0
Injury Ind No
Injure 0
Ignite Ind No
Explode Ind No
Num Pub Evacuated 0.0
Incident Identified Datetime 2016-09-26 12:21:00
On Site Datetime 2016-09-26 12:28:00
Federal No
Location Type Public Property
Incident Area Type Underground
Incident Area Subtype Under Soil
Crossing No
Pipe Facility Type Investor Owned
System Part Involved Main
Installation Year 1991.0
Pipe Diameter 8.625
Pipe Specification Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer Unknown
Material Involved Steel
Steel Seam Type Other
Steel Seam Type Details Unknown
Release Type Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial 6.0
Puncture Circum 6.0
Class Location Type Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid 0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage 4857.0
Est Cost Emergency 93471.0
Est Cost Other 785.0
Est Cost Other Details Permit Fees
Est Cost Unintentional Release 2395.0
Prpty 101508.0
Commercial Affected 16.0
Industrial Affected 8.0
Residences Affected 0.0
Accident Psig 0.27
Normal Psig 0.25
Mop Psig 0.43
Accident Pressure Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind No
Accident Identifier Notification From Emergency Responder
Investigation Status No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details The incident was not the result of any operation that the control room can detect under present operating conditions or alarms.
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 No
Notify Cga Dirt No
Public Row Ind Yes
Public Subtype City Street
Excavator Type Contractor
Excavator Equipment Drilling
Work Performed Building Construction
One Call Notified Ind No
Service Interruption Yes
Service Interruption Hours 180.0
Root Cause Category Notification Issue
Root Cause Type No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811
Preparer Name C****** B*****
Preparer Title Prin Prog Mgr Federal Programs
Preparer Email C*************@n***********.com
Preparer Telephone 6317703549
Authorizer Name C****** B*****
Authorizer Title Principal Program Manager Federal Programs
Authorizer Telephone 6317703549
Authorizer Email C*************@n***********.com
Narrative Third party contractor (titan realty and construction) drilled a 6" round bore hole through an 8" low pressure steel main infiltrating the main with coolant water and resulting in poor pressures in the area. No notification to one-call center had been made by excavator. National grid became aware of the damage through no or low pressure calls. Both customer meter services and field operations arrived on site. The affected section of main was isolated and secured. No injuries reported. A total of 24 commercial/industrial services (63 meters) were impacted by this event. All were restored no later than october 4 at 11:30 am. **supplemental report issued on 2/28/2017 to revise apparent cause from g4 other outside force damage to g3 excavation damage due to third party drilling activity. **supplemental report issued on 4/18/2017 to remove erroneous date entered from part g3, "previous damage due to excavation activity" "date of last leak survey". That field should be blank.

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