Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2017-07-03 — CA
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Cause
Excavation Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$16,281
Incident datetime
2017-07-03 08:42
Report number
Location
CA, CONTRA COSTA
Narrative
On july 3, 2017, at 0842 hours, pg&e was notified of a dig-in near 201 essex st, concord. Pg&e electric crew struck a 2 in. Steel distribution main with an auger resulting in an unintentional release of gas. Pg&e gas service representative (gsr) arrived on site at 0907 hours. There is a valid USA ticket (x716700615) and facilities were properly located & marked. The cause of the dig-in was failure to expose the marked line prior to using power equipment. The flow of gas was stopped at 1032 hours. 562 customers gas services were impacted. The repair crew replaced 3 sections of the 2 in main (damage point and squeeze points) by 2100 hours. Gsrs were dispatched and began relighting the customers at 2130 hours. All impacted customers gas service that was accessible and requested were restored. There were no police, fire department, or media reported onsite. There were no injuries, fatalities, or ignition associated with this incident. This incident is being reported to the DOT (#1183022) and cpuc due to the unintentional release of gas and estimated costs greater than $50k (associated with customer relights). The total customer outage total was provided to the DOT (same report number) on 7/5/17.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2017-07-03 08:42:00
Year
2017
Report Received Date
2017-08-02 00:00:00
Iyear
2017.0
Report Number
20170065.0
Supplemental Number
16666.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15007
Name
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Operator Street Address
6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd.
Operator City Name
San Ramon
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
94583
Local Datetime
2017-07-03 08:42:00
Location Street Address
201 Essex Street
Location City Name
Concord
Location County Name
Contra Costa
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
94520
Location Latitude
38.025655
Location Longitude
-122.028485
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-07-03 11:32:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1183022
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
340.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-07-03 08:42:00
On Site Datetime
2017-07-03 09:07:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
40.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor 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
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
1.0
Puncture Circum
0.5
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
16281.0
Est Cost Emergency
60922.0
Est Cost Other
86385.0
Est Cost Other Details
Service Restoration
Est Cost Unintentional Release
1000.0
Prpty
164588.0
Commercial Affected
316.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
246.0
Accident Psig
54.0
Normal Psig
54.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
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 Operator (First Party)
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Operator (First Party)
Notify Cga Dirt
Yes
Public Row Ind
Yes
Public Subtype
Other
Excavator Type
Utility
Excavator Equipment
Auger
Work Performed
Pole
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
716700615
Locator Type
Utility Owner
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
11.0
Root Cause Category
Excavation Issue
Root Cause Type
Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above
Preparer Name
S****** R****
Preparer Title
Gas Engineer
Preparer Email
S***@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
925-413-7311
Authorizer Name
S**** R*******
Authorizer Title
Manager Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
925-328-5776
Authorizer Email
G***@p**.com
Narrative
On july 3, 2017, at 0842 hours, pg&e was notified of a dig-in near 201 essex st, concord. Pg&e electric crew struck a 2 in. Steel distribution main with an auger resulting in an unintentional release of gas. Pg&e gas service representative (gsr) arrived on site at 0907 hours. There is a valid USA ticket (x716700615) and facilities were properly located & marked. The cause of the dig-in was failure to expose the marked line prior to using power equipment. The flow of gas was stopped at 1032 hours. 562 customers gas services were impacted. The repair crew replaced 3 sections of the 2 in main (damage point and squeeze points) by 2100 hours. Gsrs were dispatched and began relighting the customers at 2130 hours. All impacted customers gas service that was accessible and requested were restored. There were no police, fire department, or media reported onsite. There were no injuries, fatalities, or ignition associated with this incident. This incident is being reported to the DOT (#1183022) and cpuc due to the unintentional release of gas and estimated costs greater than $50k (associated with customer relights). The total customer outage total was provided to the DOT (same report number) on 7/5/17.
| Occurred At | 2017-07-03 08:42:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Report Received Date | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2017.0 |
| Report Number | 20170065.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16666.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15007 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Operator Street Address | 6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd. |
| Operator City Name | San Ramon |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 94583 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-07-03 08:42:00 |
| Location Street Address | 201 Essex Street |
| Location City Name | Concord |
| Location County Name | Contra Costa |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 94520 |
| Location Latitude | 38.025655 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -122.028485 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-07-03 11:32:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1183022 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 340.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-07-03 08:42:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-07-03 09:07:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 40.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor 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 | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 1.0 |
| Puncture Circum | 0.5 |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 16281.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 60922.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 86385.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Service Restoration |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 1000.0 |
| Prpty | 164588.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 316.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 246.0 |
| Accident Psig | 54.0 |
| Normal Psig | 54.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| 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 Operator (First Party) |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Operator (First Party) |
| Notify Cga Dirt | Yes |
| Public Row Ind | Yes |
| Public Subtype | Other |
| Excavator Type | Utility |
| Excavator Equipment | Auger |
| Work Performed | Pole |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 716700615 |
| Locator Type | Utility Owner |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 11.0 |
| Root Cause Category | Excavation Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above |
| Preparer Name | S****** R**** |
| Preparer Title | Gas Engineer |
| Preparer Email | S***@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 925-413-7311 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** R******* |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 925-328-5776 |
| Authorizer Email | G***@p**.com |
| Narrative | On july 3, 2017, at 0842 hours, pg&e was notified of a dig-in near 201 essex st, concord. Pg&e electric crew struck a 2 in. Steel distribution main with an auger resulting in an unintentional release of gas. Pg&e gas service representative (gsr) arrived on site at 0907 hours. There is a valid USA ticket (x716700615) and facilities were properly located & marked. The cause of the dig-in was failure to expose the marked line prior to using power equipment. The flow of gas was stopped at 1032 hours. 562 customers gas services were impacted. The repair crew replaced 3 sections of the 2 in main (damage point and squeeze points) by 2100 hours. Gsrs were dispatched and began relighting the customers at 2130 hours. All impacted customers gas service that was accessible and requested were restored. There were no police, fire department, or media reported onsite. There were no injuries, fatalities, or ignition associated with this incident. This incident is being reported to the DOT (#1183022) and cpuc due to the unintentional release of gas and estimated costs greater than $50k (associated with customer relights). The total customer outage total was provided to the DOT (same report number) on 7/5/17. |
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