Incident details
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GD incident on 2016-12-20 — WV
Operator
Dominion Hope
Cause
Notification Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,930
Incident datetime
2016-12-20 14:37
Report number
Location
WV, MONONGALIA
Narrative
Timeline of incident: -sunday 12/18/16 garage roof collapses at 219 dunkard ave westover,wv property owner, phil leinbach hires friend jesse mayle to remove/tear down garage on tuesday 12/20/16 (no miss utility called prior to work being done, because they weren't digging and thought they didn't need one) -tuesday 12/20/16 timeline; 14:28 - 911 dispatches fire/explosion at 219 dunkard ave 14:32 - fire department on scene, house is on fire 14:37 - dominion hope receives call from 911 to advise of fire/explosion 14:59 - order is assigned to fms doug sloan 15:14 - fms onsite at 219 dunkard ave 15:30 - fms calls paul kreig, advises service line and house is on fire needs crew to assist in turning off gas 15:34 - c&m crew dispatched 15:45 - fire department extinguishes fire, gas is leaking at severed service line 16:00 - crew arrives onsite 16:15 - gas shut off, made safe 16:30 - c&m supervisor arrives onsite, begins investigation 18:00 - annette barker requested odorant level readings from pipeline 18:15 - doug sloan conducted a post incident leak survey to area, the pipeline system was compliant property owner - phil leinbach 304 still house rd salem, wv 26426 304-376-9345 tenant - nick & amanda fillippelli 219 dunkard ave westover, wv excavator - jesse mayle 304-376-2361 helper - mike fitzhenry witnessed explosion and called 911 westover vol. Fire dept co.23 fire chief kenneth goodwin jr. 11 cottage street westover, wv 26501 304-296-0840 ofc 304-692-4788 cell no persons were injured as a result of this explosion/fire, but the tenants dog did perish in the home. Fire chief kenneth goodwin jr. Is ruling the fire accidental. Property owner did not have insurance. Excavator did not have insurance, and the home is considered to be a total loss. In regards to part a 13.B - the service line facility has been cut and abandoned at the main. This facility will never be restarted.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2016-12-20 14:37:00
Year
2016
Report Received Date
2017-01-18 00:00:00
Iyear
2016.0
Report Number
20170009.0
Supplemental Number
16484.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
7348
Name
Dominion Hope
Operator Street Address
781 Chestnut Ridge Rd
Operator City Name
Morgantown
Operator State Abbreviation
WV
Operator Postal Code
26505
Local Datetime
2016-12-20 14:28:00
Location Street Address
219 Dunkard Ave
Location City Name
Westover
Location County Name
Monongalia
Location State Abbreviation
WV
Location Postal Code
26501
Location Latitude
39.63788
Location Longitude
-79.97714
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-12-20 16:57:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1166852
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
7.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-12-20 14:37:00
On Site Datetime
2016-12-20 15:14:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Pipe Diameter
1.25
Pipe Specification
Bare Steel
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Pipe Broke Out Of Fitting In Basement Due To Excavator Work On Property During Garage Demolition
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
53800.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2930.0
Est Cost Emergency
430.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
17.0
Prpty
57177.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
0.47
Normal Psig
0.47
Mop Psig
0.75
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
No
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Private Row Ind
Yes
Private Subtype
Private Landowner
Excavator Type
Unknown/other
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Building Demolition
One Call Notified Ind
No
Service Interruption
Yes
Root Cause Category
Notification Issue
Root Cause Type
No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811
Preparer Name
S**** W******
Preparer Title
Technical Specialist
Preparer Email
S**************@d**.com
Preparer Telephone
3048441256
Authorizer Name
K**** S******
Authorizer Title
Manager Gas Operations
Authorizer Telephone
304-581-5841
Authorizer Email
K**************@d**.com
Narrative
Timeline of incident: -sunday 12/18/16 garage roof collapses at 219 dunkard ave westover,wv property owner, phil leinbach hires friend jesse mayle to remove/tear down garage on tuesday 12/20/16 (no miss utility called prior to work being done, because they weren't digging and thought they didn't need one) -tuesday 12/20/16 timeline; 14:28 - 911 dispatches fire/explosion at 219 dunkard ave 14:32 - fire department on scene, house is on fire 14:37 - dominion hope receives call from 911 to advise of fire/explosion 14:59 - order is assigned to fms doug sloan 15:14 - fms onsite at 219 dunkard ave 15:30 - fms calls paul kreig, advises service line and house is on fire needs crew to assist in turning off gas 15:34 - c&m crew dispatched 15:45 - fire department extinguishes fire, gas is leaking at severed service line 16:00 - crew arrives onsite 16:15 - gas shut off, made safe 16:30 - c&m supervisor arrives onsite, begins investigation 18:00 - annette barker requested odorant level readings from pipeline 18:15 - doug sloan conducted a post incident leak survey to area, the pipeline system was compliant property owner - phil leinbach 304 still house rd salem, wv 26426 304-376-9345 tenant - nick & amanda fillippelli 219 dunkard ave westover, wv excavator - jesse mayle 304-376-2361 helper - mike fitzhenry witnessed explosion and called 911 westover vol. Fire dept co.23 fire chief kenneth goodwin jr. 11 cottage street westover, wv 26501 304-296-0840 ofc 304-692-4788 cell no persons were injured as a result of this explosion/fire, but the tenants dog did perish in the home. Fire chief kenneth goodwin jr. Is ruling the fire accidental. Property owner did not have insurance. Excavator did not have insurance, and the home is considered to be a total loss. In regards to part a 13.B - the service line facility has been cut and abandoned at the main. This facility will never be restarted.
| Occurred At | 2016-12-20 14:37:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Report Received Date | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2016.0 |
| Report Number | 20170009.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16484.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 7348 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Dominion Hope |
| Operator Street Address | 781 Chestnut Ridge Rd |
| Operator City Name | Morgantown |
| Operator State Abbreviation | WV |
| Operator Postal Code | 26505 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-12-20 14:28:00 |
| Location Street Address | 219 Dunkard Ave |
| Location City Name | Westover |
| Location County Name | Monongalia |
| Location State Abbreviation | WV |
| Location Postal Code | 26501 |
| Location Latitude | 39.63788 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -79.97714 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-12-20 16:57:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1166852 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 7.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-12-20 14:37:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-12-20 15:14:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Pipe Diameter | 1.25 |
| Pipe Specification | Bare Steel |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Pipe Broke Out Of Fitting In Basement Due To Excavator Work On Property During Garage Demolition |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 53800.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2930.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 430.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 17.0 |
| Prpty | 57177.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 0.47 |
| Normal Psig | 0.47 |
| Mop Psig | 0.75 |
| 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 | No |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Private Row Ind | Yes |
| Private Subtype | Private Landowner |
| Excavator Type | Unknown/other |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Building Demolition |
| One Call Notified Ind | No |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Root Cause Category | Notification Issue |
| Root Cause Type | No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811 |
| Preparer Name | S**** W****** |
| Preparer Title | Technical Specialist |
| Preparer Email | S**************@d**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 3048441256 |
| Authorizer Name | K**** S****** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Gas Operations |
| Authorizer Telephone | 304-581-5841 |
| Authorizer Email | K**************@d**.com |
| Narrative | Timeline of incident: -sunday 12/18/16 garage roof collapses at 219 dunkard ave westover,wv property owner, phil leinbach hires friend jesse mayle to remove/tear down garage on tuesday 12/20/16 (no miss utility called prior to work being done, because they weren't digging and thought they didn't need one) -tuesday 12/20/16 timeline; 14:28 - 911 dispatches fire/explosion at 219 dunkard ave 14:32 - fire department on scene, house is on fire 14:37 - dominion hope receives call from 911 to advise of fire/explosion 14:59 - order is assigned to fms doug sloan 15:14 - fms onsite at 219 dunkard ave 15:30 - fms calls paul kreig, advises service line and house is on fire needs crew to assist in turning off gas 15:34 - c&m crew dispatched 15:45 - fire department extinguishes fire, gas is leaking at severed service line 16:00 - crew arrives onsite 16:15 - gas shut off, made safe 16:30 - c&m supervisor arrives onsite, begins investigation 18:00 - annette barker requested odorant level readings from pipeline 18:15 - doug sloan conducted a post incident leak survey to area, the pipeline system was compliant property owner - phil leinbach 304 still house rd salem, wv 26426 304-376-9345 tenant - nick & amanda fillippelli 219 dunkard ave westover, wv excavator - jesse mayle 304-376-2361 helper - mike fitzhenry witnessed explosion and called 911 westover vol. Fire dept co.23 fire chief kenneth goodwin jr. 11 cottage street westover, wv 26501 304-296-0840 ofc 304-692-4788 cell no persons were injured as a result of this explosion/fire, but the tenants dog did perish in the home. Fire chief kenneth goodwin jr. Is ruling the fire accidental. Property owner did not have insurance. Excavator did not have insurance, and the home is considered to be a total loss. In regards to part a 13.B - the service line facility has been cut and abandoned at the main. This facility will never be restarted. |
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