Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2017-04-17 — OH
Operator
Vectren Energy Delivery Of Ohio
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$942
Incident datetime
2017-04-17 23:05
Report number
Location
OH, SHELBY
Narrative
On the evening of 4/17/17 the driver of a pickup truck jumped the street curb and struck a service regulator loop outside of a commercial building in sidney, ohio. Despite protection barriers, the truck's impact sheared off the one inch nipple just above the service riser shut-off valve and allowed natural gas to escape. The natural gas ignited causing the adjacent building and pickup truck to catch fire. Vectren was notified of the incident by the sidney fire department and sent a first responder to the site. The regulator isolation valve and the service curb valve were closed, eliminating the source of natural gas. The service meter was located inside the building and sustained no damage by the vehicle.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2017-04-17 23:05:00
Year
2017
Report Received Date
2017-05-10 00:00:00
Iyear
2017.0
Report Number
20170042.0
Supplemental Number
16550.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
31470
Name
Vectren Energy Delivery Of Ohio
Operator Street Address
211 Nw Riverside Drive
Operator City Name
Evansville
Operator State Abbreviation
IN
Operator Postal Code
47708
Local Datetime
2017-04-17 23:04:00
Location Street Address
126 N. Ohio Street
Location City Name
Sidney
Location County Name
Shelby
Location State Abbreviation
OH
Location Postal Code
45365
Location Latitude
40.28656
Location Longitude
-84.125627
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-04-18 01:47:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1176016
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
87.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-04-17 23:05:00
On Site Datetime
2017-04-17 23:25:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set)
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
2010.0
Material Involved
Steel
Wt Steel
0.133
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Nipple Between Riser Shut-Off Valve And The Regulator Was Broke Off.
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
550000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
942.0
Est Cost Emergency
280.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
216.0
Prpty
551438.0
Commercial Affected
1.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
50.0
Normal Psig
50.0
Mop Psig
55.0
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
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Outside Force Type
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Vehicle Subtype
Third Party
Preparer Name
J*** S*****
Preparer Title
Manager Gas Compliance And Qmp
Preparer Email
J*******@v******.com
Preparer Telephone
937-440-1844
Preparer Fax
937-440-1818
Authorizer Name
J** F******
Authorizer Title
Vice President Safety And System Integrity
Authorizer Telephone
812-491-4369
Authorizer Email
J********@v******.com
Narrative
On the evening of 4/17/17 the driver of a pickup truck jumped the street curb and struck a service regulator loop outside of a commercial building in sidney, ohio. Despite protection barriers, the truck's impact sheared off the one inch nipple just above the service riser shut-off valve and allowed natural gas to escape. The natural gas ignited causing the adjacent building and pickup truck to catch fire. Vectren was notified of the incident by the sidney fire department and sent a first responder to the site. The regulator isolation valve and the service curb valve were closed, eliminating the source of natural gas. The service meter was located inside the building and sustained no damage by the vehicle.
| Occurred At | 2017-04-17 23:05:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Report Received Date | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2017.0 |
| Report Number | 20170042.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16550.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 31470 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Vectren Energy Delivery Of Ohio |
| Operator Street Address | 211 Nw Riverside Drive |
| Operator City Name | Evansville |
| Operator State Abbreviation | IN |
| Operator Postal Code | 47708 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-04-17 23:04:00 |
| Location Street Address | 126 N. Ohio Street |
| Location City Name | Sidney |
| Location County Name | Shelby |
| Location State Abbreviation | OH |
| Location Postal Code | 45365 |
| Location Latitude | 40.28656 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -84.125627 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-04-18 01:47:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1176016 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 87.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-04-17 23:05:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-04-17 23:25:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set) |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 2010.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Wt Steel | 0.133 |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Nipple Between Riser Shut-Off Valve And The Regulator Was Broke Off. |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 550000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 942.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 280.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 216.0 |
| Prpty | 551438.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 1.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 50.0 |
| Normal Psig | 50.0 |
| Mop Psig | 55.0 |
| 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 | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Outside Force Type | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Vehicle Subtype | Third Party |
| Preparer Name | J*** S***** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Gas Compliance And Qmp |
| Preparer Email | J*******@v******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 937-440-1844 |
| Preparer Fax | 937-440-1818 |
| Authorizer Name | J** F****** |
| Authorizer Title | Vice President Safety And System Integrity |
| Authorizer Telephone | 812-491-4369 |
| Authorizer Email | J********@v******.com |
| Narrative | On the evening of 4/17/17 the driver of a pickup truck jumped the street curb and struck a service regulator loop outside of a commercial building in sidney, ohio. Despite protection barriers, the truck's impact sheared off the one inch nipple just above the service riser shut-off valve and allowed natural gas to escape. The natural gas ignited causing the adjacent building and pickup truck to catch fire. Vectren was notified of the incident by the sidney fire department and sent a first responder to the site. The regulator isolation valve and the service curb valve were closed, eliminating the source of natural gas. The service meter was located inside the building and sustained no damage by the vehicle. |
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