Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2016-10-03 — CO
Operator
Colorado Springs, City Of
Cause
Miscellaneous Root Causes
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2016-10-03 10:05
Report number
Location
CO, EL PASO
Narrative
The incident appears to be the result of unknown third party damage from previous excavation. Damage appears to be caused by a fence post that was installed at an unknown date. It is unknown whether the fence post was installed through the pavement or if pavement was preexisting. The number of evacuees cannot be estimated because we do not know how many people were in the buildings that were evacuated. We do know that 36 businesses were evacuated from the scene. Emergency responders did not keep a record of the number of individuals evacuated. We have estimated 1 person per building.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2016-10-03 10:05:00
Year
2016
Report Received Date
2016-11-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2016.0
Report Number
20160112.0
Supplemental Number
31260.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2568
Name
Colorado Springs, City Of
Operator Street Address
Po Box 1103
Operator City Name
Colorado Springs
Operator State Abbreviation
CO
Operator Postal Code
80947
Local Datetime
2016-10-03 09:48:00
Location Street Address
207 W Rockrimmon Blvd
Location City Name
Colorado Springs
Location County Name
El Paso
Location State Abbreviation
CO
Location Postal Code
80919
Location Latitude
38.927672
Location Longitude
-104.830791
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-10-03 21:34:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1160670
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
42.17
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
36.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-10-03 10:05:00
On Site Datetime
2016-10-03 10:38:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
32.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Municipally Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Installation Year
1978.0
Pipe Diameter
1.25
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Unknown
Wt Plastic Unknown Ind
Unknown
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
1.3
Puncture Circum
0.1
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
59252.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Other Details
2b Ops Property Damage Cost Included In 2c. 2a No Claims Paid.
Est Cost Unintentional Release
9.0
Prpty
59261.0
Commercial Affected
8.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
33.0
Normal Psig
33.0
Mop Psig
34.0
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
Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity
Ex Party Type
Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity
Ex Hydrotest Leak Survey Date
2016-04-21 00:00:00
Ex Hydrotest Conducted Ind
No
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Private Row Ind
Yes
Private Subtype
Private Business
Excavator Type
Unknown/other
Excavator Equipment
Unknown/other
Work Performed
Fencing
One Call Notified Ind
No
Service Interruption
Unknown/other
Root Cause Category
Miscellaneous Root Causes
Root Cause Type
Previous Damage
Preparer Name
J****** N******
Preparer Title
Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer
Preparer Email
J*******@c**.org
Preparer Telephone
719-668-3582
Authorizer Name
J** A***
Authorizer Title
General Manager Energy Construction Maintenance
Authorizer Telephone
719-668-3504
Authorizer Email
J****@c**.org
Narrative
The incident appears to be the result of unknown third party damage from previous excavation. Damage appears to be caused by a fence post that was installed at an unknown date. It is unknown whether the fence post was installed through the pavement or if pavement was preexisting. The number of evacuees cannot be estimated because we do not know how many people were in the buildings that were evacuated. We do know that 36 businesses were evacuated from the scene. Emergency responders did not keep a record of the number of individuals evacuated. We have estimated 1 person per building.
| Occurred At | 2016-10-03 10:05:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Report Received Date | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2016.0 |
| Report Number | 20160112.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 31260.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2568 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colorado Springs, City Of |
| Operator Street Address | Po Box 1103 |
| Operator City Name | Colorado Springs |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CO |
| Operator Postal Code | 80947 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-10-03 09:48:00 |
| Location Street Address | 207 W Rockrimmon Blvd |
| Location City Name | Colorado Springs |
| Location County Name | El Paso |
| Location State Abbreviation | CO |
| Location Postal Code | 80919 |
| Location Latitude | 38.927672 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -104.830791 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-10-03 21:34:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1160670 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 42.17 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 36.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-10-03 10:05:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-10-03 10:38:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 32.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Municipally Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Installation Year | 1978.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 1.25 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Unknown |
| Wt Plastic Unknown Ind | Unknown |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 1.3 |
| Puncture Circum | 0.1 |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 59252.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | 2b Ops Property Damage Cost Included In 2c. 2a No Claims Paid. |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 9.0 |
| Prpty | 59261.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 8.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 33.0 |
| Normal Psig | 33.0 |
| Mop Psig | 34.0 |
| 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 | Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity |
| Ex Party Type | Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity |
| Ex Hydrotest Leak Survey Date | 2016-04-21 00:00:00 |
| Ex Hydrotest Conducted Ind | No |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Private Row Ind | Yes |
| Private Subtype | Private Business |
| Excavator Type | Unknown/other |
| Excavator Equipment | Unknown/other |
| Work Performed | Fencing |
| One Call Notified Ind | No |
| Service Interruption | Unknown/other |
| Root Cause Category | Miscellaneous Root Causes |
| Root Cause Type | Previous Damage |
| Preparer Name | J****** N****** |
| Preparer Title | Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer |
| Preparer Email | J*******@c**.org |
| Preparer Telephone | 719-668-3582 |
| Authorizer Name | J** A*** |
| Authorizer Title | General Manager Energy Construction Maintenance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 719-668-3504 |
| Authorizer Email | J****@c**.org |
| Narrative | The incident appears to be the result of unknown third party damage from previous excavation. Damage appears to be caused by a fence post that was installed at an unknown date. It is unknown whether the fence post was installed through the pavement or if pavement was preexisting. The number of evacuees cannot be estimated because we do not know how many people were in the buildings that were evacuated. We do know that 36 businesses were evacuated from the scene. Emergency responders did not keep a record of the number of individuals evacuated. We have estimated 1 person per building. |
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