Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2017-12-03 — OH
Operator
Columbia Gas Of Ohio Inc
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2017-12-03 16:49
Report number
Location
OH, FRANKLIN
Narrative
On december 03, 2017 a detached garage exploded when the homeowner started their vehicle parked in the garage. The home was served by a 1.25 inch bare steel customer owned service line. The service line was leak surveyed in 2015 and no leaks were found. The company's records show no recent calls from either the customer or anyone else in the immediate vicinity concerning an odor of gas. The leaking customer owned service line that ran past the garage was leaking due to external corrosion and the escaped gas had migrated into the garage. The homeowner sustained minor injuries and was treated and released. Please consider this report final.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2017-12-03 16:49:00
Year
2017
Report Received Date
2018-01-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2017.0
Report Number
20180001.0
Supplemental Number
30383.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2596
Name
Columbia Gas Of Ohio Inc
Operator Street Address
290 W Nationwide Blvd
Operator City Name
Columbus
Operator State Abbreviation
OH
Operator Postal Code
43215
Local Datetime
2017-12-03 16:40:00
Location Street Address
1323 Lenore Ave.
Location City Name
Columbus
Location County Name
Franklin
Location State Abbreviation
OH
Location Postal Code
43224-3359
Location Latitude
40.03575
Location Longitude
-82.97868
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-12-03 18:07:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1198707
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
262.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
2.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-12-03 16:49:00
On Site Datetime
2017-12-03 17:18:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
22.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Other
System Part Details
Customer Owned Service Line
Installation Year
1949.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Localized Corrosion
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
59000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
1500.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Other Details
0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
907.0
Prpty
61407.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
0.45
Normal Psig
0.45
Mop Psig
1.0
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
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
External Corrosion
Internal External
External Corrosion
Visual Exam Results
Localized Pitting
Galvanic Corrosion Ind
Yes
Field Exam Basis Ind
Yes
Underground Location
Yes
Under Cathodic Protection Ind
No
Shielding Evident
No
Cathodic Survey Type
No
Prior Damage
No
Coating Type
None
Preparer Name
R** S****
Preparer Title
Manager Of Operations Compliance
Preparer Email
R******@n*******.com
Preparer Telephone
614-818-2110
Preparer Fax
614-818-2151
Authorizer Name
R** S****
Authorizer Title
Manager Of Operations Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
614-818-2110
Authorizer Email
R******@n*******.com
Narrative
On december 03, 2017 a detached garage exploded when the homeowner started their vehicle parked in the garage. The home was served by a 1.25 inch bare steel customer owned service line. The service line was leak surveyed in 2015 and no leaks were found. The company's records show no recent calls from either the customer or anyone else in the immediate vicinity concerning an odor of gas. The leaking customer owned service line that ran past the garage was leaking due to external corrosion and the escaped gas had migrated into the garage. The homeowner sustained minor injuries and was treated and released. Please consider this report final.
| Occurred At | 2017-12-03 16:49:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Report Received Date | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2017.0 |
| Report Number | 20180001.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 30383.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2596 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Columbia Gas Of Ohio Inc |
| Operator Street Address | 290 W Nationwide Blvd |
| Operator City Name | Columbus |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OH |
| Operator Postal Code | 43215 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-12-03 16:40:00 |
| Location Street Address | 1323 Lenore Ave. |
| Location City Name | Columbus |
| Location County Name | Franklin |
| Location State Abbreviation | OH |
| Location Postal Code | 43224-3359 |
| Location Latitude | 40.03575 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -82.97868 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-12-03 18:07:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1198707 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 262.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 2.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-12-03 16:49:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-12-03 17:18:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 22.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Other |
| System Part Details | Customer Owned Service Line |
| Installation Year | 1949.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Localized Corrosion |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 59000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1500.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | 0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 907.0 |
| Prpty | 61407.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 0.45 |
| Normal Psig | 0.45 |
| Mop Psig | 1.0 |
| 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 | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | External Corrosion |
| Internal External | External Corrosion |
| Visual Exam Results | Localized Pitting |
| Galvanic Corrosion Ind | Yes |
| Field Exam Basis Ind | Yes |
| Underground Location | Yes |
| Under Cathodic Protection Ind | No |
| Shielding Evident | No |
| Cathodic Survey Type | No |
| Prior Damage | No |
| Coating Type | None |
| Preparer Name | R** S**** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Of Operations Compliance |
| Preparer Email | R******@n*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 614-818-2110 |
| Preparer Fax | 614-818-2151 |
| Authorizer Name | R** S**** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Of Operations Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 614-818-2110 |
| Authorizer Email | R******@n*******.com |
| Narrative | On december 03, 2017 a detached garage exploded when the homeowner started their vehicle parked in the garage. The home was served by a 1.25 inch bare steel customer owned service line. The service line was leak surveyed in 2015 and no leaks were found. The company's records show no recent calls from either the customer or anyone else in the immediate vicinity concerning an odor of gas. The leaking customer owned service line that ran past the garage was leaking due to external corrosion and the escaped gas had migrated into the garage. The homeowner sustained minor injuries and was treated and released. Please consider this report final. |
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