Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2017-01-31 — GA
Operator
Adairsville, City Of
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Commodity
—
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
1 injury
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2017-01-31 16:45
Report number
Location
GA, BARTOW
Narrative
4:25 pm: I, steve smith, (city of adairsville) arrived on site. Bradley atkins (southeastern natural gas services of rome) was in the hole and had a 2" steel gas line exposed with a short section cut out. At the time I arrived he still had gas bleeding from the south end of the line where he was welding on something and gas from the north end of the line which was open and had been set on fire. I spoke with bradley and he told me he thought there must be another feed on the north end of the line so I told him I would see if I could find where it was coming from. 4:35 pm: I asked shane ferguson to pull the backhoe to a valve about 100 feet north of the hole where the line was exposed. I was told that someone had tried to operate the valve and they thought it was striped. I instructed shane to dig the valve up. Once the valve was exposed I put a pipe wrench on the valve to see if it would move and partially operated it. 4:45 pm: I returned to the hole where the line was exposed and someone told me bradley had been burned. Bradley was over at his truck so I walked over and asked him if he was ok, he said he was fine but I told him he needed to get checked out. Bradley wanted his wife to drive him to the doctor so while we were waiting bradley gave me instructions to give to lonnie tanner who was coming to finish the job. I wrote the instructions down on a piece of paper. 5:15 pm: bradley left for the hospital with his wife. 5:20 pm: at this time we pinched off the line which was still burning on the north section of the cut out section and the gas had bled off of the south end of the line. I walked over across highway 140 to the regulator station feeding shaw to see if I could figure out where the gas which was still on the north end of the line was coming from. At the regulator station southeastern natural gas services of rome had taken out a 1/4" plug on the inlet side of regulator which was still bleeding gas off the line on the north section of line. A 2" valve on the outlet side to shaw had been previously turned off trapping the line pack between the regulator station and shaw which is about 350 feet of 4" hdpe line. 5:35 pm: I bled the gas off on the shaw side of regulator station and the gas also stopped on the bleeding plug on the inlet side so the gas had been bleeding back through a valve on the regulator station. All the gas was off both ends of the line by 5:45 pm. 5:45 pm: we waited for lonnie tanner to arrive. 6:15 pm: lonnie tanner arrived and I gave him the paper with the instructions which bradley had left for him. Lonnie completed the job per the instructions. 7:30 pm: at this time I knew bradley was admitted to the hospital so I came back to the office to make telephone calls. 7:35 pm: I called jeff baggett with georgia public service commission and informed him of the incident. 8:02 pm: I called the national response center to inform them of the incident. The case number I was given is 1169958.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2017-01-31 16:45:00
Year
2017
Report Received Date
2017-02-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2017.0
Report Number
20170024.0
Supplemental Number
16501.0
Report Type
Original
Operator Id
Name
Adairsville, City Of
Operator Street Address
116 Public Square
Operator City Name
Adairsville
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30103
Local Datetime
2017-01-31 16:45:00
Location Street Address
Appx. 250 Feet South Of The Intersection Of Hwy 140 And Hall Station Road
Location City Name
Adairsville
Location County Name
Bartow
Location State Abbreviation
GA
Location Postal Code
30103
Location Latitude
34.37586
Location Longitude
-84.94043
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-01-31 20:02:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1169958
Unintentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
0
Num Contr Injuries
1
Num Er Injuries
0
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
0
Injure
1
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-01-31 16:45:00
On Site Datetime
2017-01-31 16:30:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Exposed Due To Excavation
Depth Of Cover
42.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Municipally Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Pipe Diameter
2.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Incomplete Purge.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
0.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
0.0
Prpty
0.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
6.0
Accident Psig
285.0
Normal Psig
285.0
Mop Psig
285.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Contractor Working For The Operator
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
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Damage By Operator Or Operator's Contractor Not Related To Excavation And Not Due To Motorized Vehicle/equipment Damage
Operation Type
Damage By Operator Or Operator's Contractor Not Related To Excavation And Not Due To Motorized Vehicle/equipment Damage
Related Failure Follow Ind
Yes
Category Type
Construction
Operator Qualification Ind
Yes
Qualified Individuals
Yes, They Were Qualified For The Task(S)
Preparer Name
S**** S****
Preparer Title
Gas System Manager
Preparer Email
S*****@a**********.net
Preparer Telephone
7707732589
Preparer Fax
7707732587
Authorizer Name
M****** C*****
Authorizer Title
Analyst
Authorizer Telephone
7708513094
Authorizer Email
M******@g***********.com
Narrative
4:25 pm: I, steve smith, (city of adairsville) arrived on site. Bradley atkins (southeastern natural gas services of rome) was in the hole and had a 2" steel gas line exposed with a short section cut out. At the time I arrived he still had gas bleeding from the south end of the line where he was welding on something and gas from the north end of the line which was open and had been set on fire. I spoke with bradley and he told me he thought there must be another feed on the north end of the line so I told him I would see if I could find where it was coming from. 4:35 pm: I asked shane ferguson to pull the backhoe to a valve about 100 feet north of the hole where the line was exposed. I was told that someone had tried to operate the valve and they thought it was striped. I instructed shane to dig the valve up. Once the valve was exposed I put a pipe wrench on the valve to see if it would move and partially operated it. 4:45 pm: I returned to the hole where the line was exposed and someone told me bradley had been burned. Bradley was over at his truck so I walked over and asked him if he was ok, he said he was fine but I told him he needed to get checked out. Bradley wanted his wife to drive him to the doctor so while we were waiting bradley gave me instructions to give to lonnie tanner who was coming to finish the job. I wrote the instructions down on a piece of paper. 5:15 pm: bradley left for the hospital with his wife. 5:20 pm: at this time we pinched off the line which was still burning on the north section of the cut out section and the gas had bled off of the south end of the line. I walked over across highway 140 to the regulator station feeding shaw to see if I could figure out where the gas which was still on the north end of the line was coming from. At the regulator station southeastern natural gas services of rome had taken out a 1/4" plug on the inlet side of regulator which was still bleeding gas off the line on the north section of line. A 2" valve on the outlet side to shaw had been previously turned off trapping the line pack between the regulator station and shaw which is about 350 feet of 4" hdpe line. 5:35 pm: I bled the gas off on the shaw side of regulator station and the gas also stopped on the bleeding plug on the inlet side so the gas had been bleeding back through a valve on the regulator station. All the gas was off both ends of the line by 5:45 pm. 5:45 pm: we waited for lonnie tanner to arrive. 6:15 pm: lonnie tanner arrived and I gave him the paper with the instructions which bradley had left for him. Lonnie completed the job per the instructions. 7:30 pm: at this time I knew bradley was admitted to the hospital so I came back to the office to make telephone calls. 7:35 pm: I called jeff baggett with georgia public service commission and informed him of the incident. 8:02 pm: I called the national response center to inform them of the incident. The case number I was given is 1169958.
| Occurred At | 2017-01-31 16:45:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Report Received Date | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2017.0 |
| Report Number | 20170024.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16501.0 |
| Report Type | Original |
| Operator Id | 45 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Adairsville, City Of |
| Operator Street Address | 116 Public Square |
| Operator City Name | Adairsville |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30103 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-01-31 16:45:00 |
| Location Street Address | Appx. 250 Feet South Of The Intersection Of Hwy 140 And Hall Station Road |
| Location City Name | Adairsville |
| Location County Name | Bartow |
| Location State Abbreviation | GA |
| Location Postal Code | 30103 |
| Location Latitude | 34.37586 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -84.94043 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-01-31 20:02:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1169958 NRC Report How to search |
| Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 0 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 1 |
| Num Er Injuries | 0 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 0 |
| Injure | 1 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-01-31 16:45:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-01-31 16:30:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Exposed Due To Excavation |
| Depth Of Cover | 42.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Municipally Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Pipe Diameter | 2.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Incomplete Purge. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 0.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 6.0 |
| Accident Psig | 285.0 |
| Normal Psig | 285.0 |
| Mop Psig | 285.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Contractor Working For The Operator |
| 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 | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Damage By Operator Or Operator's Contractor Not Related To Excavation And Not Due To Motorized Vehicle/equipment Damage |
| Operation Type | Damage By Operator Or Operator's Contractor Not Related To Excavation And Not Due To Motorized Vehicle/equipment Damage |
| Related Failure Follow Ind | Yes |
| Category Type | Construction |
| Operator Qualification Ind | Yes |
| Qualified Individuals | Yes, They Were Qualified For The Task(S) |
| Preparer Name | S**** S**** |
| Preparer Title | Gas System Manager |
| Preparer Email | S*****@a**********.net |
| Preparer Telephone | 7707732589 |
| Preparer Fax | 7707732587 |
| Authorizer Name | M****** C***** |
| Authorizer Title | Analyst |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7708513094 |
| Authorizer Email | M******@g***********.com |
| Narrative | 4:25 pm: I, steve smith, (city of adairsville) arrived on site. Bradley atkins (southeastern natural gas services of rome) was in the hole and had a 2" steel gas line exposed with a short section cut out. At the time I arrived he still had gas bleeding from the south end of the line where he was welding on something and gas from the north end of the line which was open and had been set on fire. I spoke with bradley and he told me he thought there must be another feed on the north end of the line so I told him I would see if I could find where it was coming from. 4:35 pm: I asked shane ferguson to pull the backhoe to a valve about 100 feet north of the hole where the line was exposed. I was told that someone had tried to operate the valve and they thought it was striped. I instructed shane to dig the valve up. Once the valve was exposed I put a pipe wrench on the valve to see if it would move and partially operated it. 4:45 pm: I returned to the hole where the line was exposed and someone told me bradley had been burned. Bradley was over at his truck so I walked over and asked him if he was ok, he said he was fine but I told him he needed to get checked out. Bradley wanted his wife to drive him to the doctor so while we were waiting bradley gave me instructions to give to lonnie tanner who was coming to finish the job. I wrote the instructions down on a piece of paper. 5:15 pm: bradley left for the hospital with his wife. 5:20 pm: at this time we pinched off the line which was still burning on the north section of the cut out section and the gas had bled off of the south end of the line. I walked over across highway 140 to the regulator station feeding shaw to see if I could figure out where the gas which was still on the north end of the line was coming from. At the regulator station southeastern natural gas services of rome had taken out a 1/4" plug on the inlet side of regulator which was still bleeding gas off the line on the north section of line. A 2" valve on the outlet side to shaw had been previously turned off trapping the line pack between the regulator station and shaw which is about 350 feet of 4" hdpe line. 5:35 pm: I bled the gas off on the shaw side of regulator station and the gas also stopped on the bleeding plug on the inlet side so the gas had been bleeding back through a valve on the regulator station. All the gas was off both ends of the line by 5:45 pm. 5:45 pm: we waited for lonnie tanner to arrive. 6:15 pm: lonnie tanner arrived and I gave him the paper with the instructions which bradley had left for him. Lonnie completed the job per the instructions. 7:30 pm: at this time I knew bradley was admitted to the hospital so I came back to the office to make telephone calls. 7:35 pm: I called jeff baggett with georgia public service commission and informed him of the incident. 8:02 pm: I called the national response center to inform them of the incident. The case number I was given is 1169958. |
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