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GD incident on 2017-05-25 — CA
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$380,000
Incident datetime
2017-05-25 23:31
Report number
Location
CA, GLENN
Narrative
On may 25, 2017 at approximately 2331 hours, pg&e was notified of a vehicle incident at county rd 20 and county rd p, in the city of orland, glenn county. A vehicle struck a fenced-in distribution gas regulator station, hit the bollards, and damaged the equipment on site resulting in an unintentional release of gas. Pg&e gas service representative (gsr) arrived onsite at 2340 hours and shut in gas at 0025 hours on may 26, 2017. There was no customer impact. The customers downstream were served through cng (compressed natural gas). The reg station was rebuilt and brought back on line on 8/03/17. The fire department and police department was reported on site. There was no media, no injuries or fatalities. No ignition was reported. This incident is now being reported to the DOT and cpuc due to estimated cost of repairs exceeding $50k. The $50k criterion was determined on august 16, 2017 at 1500 hours. This secondary report is being provided 30 days after determination.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2017-05-25 23:31:00
Year
2017
Report Received Date
2017-09-14 00:00:00
Iyear
2017.0
Report Number
20170081.0
Supplemental Number
16640.0
Report Type
Original 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
2017-05-25 23:31:00
Location Street Address
County Rd 20 & County Rd P
Location City Name
Orland
Location County Name
Glenn
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
95963
Location Latitude
39.724889
Location Longitude
-122.104321
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-08-16 15:23:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1187477
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
179.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-05-25 23:31:00
On Site Datetime
2017-05-25 23:40:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Operator-Controlled 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
District Regulator/metering Station
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Vehicle Damage, Pipe Was Fully Severed.
Class Location Type
Class 1 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
380000.0
Est Cost Emergency
0.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
537.0
Prpty
380537.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
55.0
Normal Psig
55.0
Mop Psig
60.0
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
E*** B******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance Senior Program Manager
Preparer Email
E***@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
925-357-7889
Authorizer Name
S**** R*******
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Authorizer Telephone
925-786-0267
Authorizer Email
G***@p**.com
Narrative
On may 25, 2017 at approximately 2331 hours, pg&e was notified of a vehicle incident at county rd 20 and county rd p, in the city of orland, glenn county. A vehicle struck a fenced-in distribution gas regulator station, hit the bollards, and damaged the equipment on site resulting in an unintentional release of gas. Pg&e gas service representative (gsr) arrived onsite at 2340 hours and shut in gas at 0025 hours on may 26, 2017. There was no customer impact. The customers downstream were served through cng (compressed natural gas). The reg station was rebuilt and brought back on line on 8/03/17. The fire department and police department was reported on site. There was no media, no injuries or fatalities. No ignition was reported. This incident is now being reported to the DOT and cpuc due to estimated cost of repairs exceeding $50k. The $50k criterion was determined on august 16, 2017 at 1500 hours. This secondary report is being provided 30 days after determination.
| Occurred At | 2017-05-25 23:31:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Report Received Date | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2017.0 |
| Report Number | 20170081.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16640.0 |
| Report Type | Original 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 | 2017-05-25 23:31:00 |
| Location Street Address | County Rd 20 & County Rd P |
| Location City Name | Orland |
| Location County Name | Glenn |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 95963 |
| Location Latitude | 39.724889 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -122.104321 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-08-16 15:23:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1187477 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 179.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-05-25 23:31:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-05-25 23:40:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Operator-Controlled 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 | District Regulator/metering Station |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Vehicle Damage, Pipe Was Fully Severed. |
| Class Location Type | Class 1 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 380000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 537.0 |
| Prpty | 380537.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 55.0 |
| Normal Psig | 55.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| 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 | E*** B****** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance Senior Program Manager |
| Preparer Email | E***@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 925-357-7889 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** R******* |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 925-786-0267 |
| Authorizer Email | G***@p**.com |
| Narrative | On may 25, 2017 at approximately 2331 hours, pg&e was notified of a vehicle incident at county rd 20 and county rd p, in the city of orland, glenn county. A vehicle struck a fenced-in distribution gas regulator station, hit the bollards, and damaged the equipment on site resulting in an unintentional release of gas. Pg&e gas service representative (gsr) arrived onsite at 2340 hours and shut in gas at 0025 hours on may 26, 2017. There was no customer impact. The customers downstream were served through cng (compressed natural gas). The reg station was rebuilt and brought back on line on 8/03/17. The fire department and police department was reported on site. There was no media, no injuries or fatalities. No ignition was reported. This incident is now being reported to the DOT and cpuc due to estimated cost of repairs exceeding $50k. The $50k criterion was determined on august 16, 2017 at 1500 hours. This secondary report is being provided 30 days after determination. |
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