Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2018-03-05 — SD
Operator
Montana - Dakota Utilities Co
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,386
Incident datetime
2018-03-05 14:45
Report number
Location
SD, PENNINGTON
Narrative
On 3/5/2018 at 14:45 mst a trailer hauling a car detached from a pickup truck hitch left the road way and crossed through road ditch, across row berm and crashed into a grocery store located at 747 timmons blvd. The detached trailer struck the building's pad mounted electrical transformer and surrounding fence. The flying debris from the accident damaged the above ground gas meter set resulting in gas release and ignition of a fire at the meter location on the side of the building. At approximately 15:00 mdu service technician arrived on scene the same time as rapid city fire department. Mdu construction personnel along with mdu supervisors arrived between 15:15 and 15:30. Local supervision informed mdu general office of the accident and it was decided that due to the release and damage resulting in possibly more than $50,000 of damage that a report was made to nrc at 15:30. Gas release was controlled at 16:05 when the 4" mdpe main that provided the feed to the store's service line was squeezed off. A follow up report was submitted to the nrc on march 6, 2018 at 11:44. The follow up report number is 1206023. A new meter set was constructed and installed prior to service being completely restored two days after the accident on 3/7/2018 at 15:06 when the building's non-jurisdictional appliance piping downstream of the meter had been repaired and inspected by the local jurisdiction. This event resulted in no injuries or fatalities, and only the affected grocery store was taken out of service as a result of the accident.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2018-03-05 14:45:00
Year
2018
Report Received Date
2018-04-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2018.0
Report Number
20180039.0
Supplemental Number
30152.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
12684
Name
Montana - Dakota Utilities Co
Operator Street Address
400 North Fourth Street
Operator City Name
Bismarck
Operator State Abbreviation
ND
Operator Postal Code
58501
Local Datetime
2018-03-05 14:45:00
Location Street Address
747 Timmons Blvd
Location City Name
Rapid City
Location County Name
Pennington
Location State Abbreviation
SD
Location Postal Code
57703
Location Latitude
44.077564
Location Longitude
-103.150081
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2018-03-05 15:30:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1205947
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
38.65
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
1.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-03-05 14:45:00
On Site Datetime
2018-03-05 15:00:00
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
2005.0
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Regulator Body And Associated Piping
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Other Outside Forces
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
45500.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2386.0
Est Cost Emergency
4390.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
173.0
Prpty
52449.0
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 Of Standards And Compliance
Preparer Email
J***********@m**.com
Preparer Telephone
701-222-7773
Authorizer Name
J*** S******
Authorizer Title
Manager Of Standards And Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
701-222-7773
Authorizer Email
J***********@m**.com
Narrative
On 3/5/2018 at 14:45 mst a trailer hauling a car detached from a pickup truck hitch left the road way and crossed through road ditch, across row berm and crashed into a grocery store located at 747 timmons blvd. The detached trailer struck the building's pad mounted electrical transformer and surrounding fence. The flying debris from the accident damaged the above ground gas meter set resulting in gas release and ignition of a fire at the meter location on the side of the building. At approximately 15:00 mdu service technician arrived on scene the same time as rapid city fire department. Mdu construction personnel along with mdu supervisors arrived between 15:15 and 15:30. Local supervision informed mdu general office of the accident and it was decided that due to the release and damage resulting in possibly more than $50,000 of damage that a report was made to nrc at 15:30. Gas release was controlled at 16:05 when the 4" mdpe main that provided the feed to the store's service line was squeezed off. A follow up report was submitted to the nrc on march 6, 2018 at 11:44. The follow up report number is 1206023. A new meter set was constructed and installed prior to service being completely restored two days after the accident on 3/7/2018 at 15:06 when the building's non-jurisdictional appliance piping downstream of the meter had been repaired and inspected by the local jurisdiction. This event resulted in no injuries or fatalities, and only the affected grocery store was taken out of service as a result of the accident.
| Occurred At | 2018-03-05 14:45:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Report Received Date | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2018.0 |
| Report Number | 20180039.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 30152.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 12684 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Montana - Dakota Utilities Co |
| Operator Street Address | 400 North Fourth Street |
| Operator City Name | Bismarck |
| Operator State Abbreviation | ND |
| Operator Postal Code | 58501 |
| Local Datetime | 2018-03-05 14:45:00 |
| Location Street Address | 747 Timmons Blvd |
| Location City Name | Rapid City |
| Location County Name | Pennington |
| Location State Abbreviation | SD |
| Location Postal Code | 57703 |
| Location Latitude | 44.077564 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -103.150081 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2018-03-05 15:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1205947 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 38.65 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 1.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-03-05 14:45:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-03-05 15:00:00 |
| 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 | 2005.0 |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Regulator Body And Associated Piping |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Other Outside Forces |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 45500.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2386.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 4390.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 173.0 |
| Prpty | 52449.0 |
| 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 Of Standards And Compliance |
| Preparer Email | J***********@m**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 701-222-7773 |
| Authorizer Name | J*** S****** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Of Standards And Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 701-222-7773 |
| Authorizer Email | J***********@m**.com |
| Narrative | On 3/5/2018 at 14:45 mst a trailer hauling a car detached from a pickup truck hitch left the road way and crossed through road ditch, across row berm and crashed into a grocery store located at 747 timmons blvd. The detached trailer struck the building's pad mounted electrical transformer and surrounding fence. The flying debris from the accident damaged the above ground gas meter set resulting in gas release and ignition of a fire at the meter location on the side of the building. At approximately 15:00 mdu service technician arrived on scene the same time as rapid city fire department. Mdu construction personnel along with mdu supervisors arrived between 15:15 and 15:30. Local supervision informed mdu general office of the accident and it was decided that due to the release and damage resulting in possibly more than $50,000 of damage that a report was made to nrc at 15:30. Gas release was controlled at 16:05 when the 4" mdpe main that provided the feed to the store's service line was squeezed off. A follow up report was submitted to the nrc on march 6, 2018 at 11:44. The follow up report number is 1206023. A new meter set was constructed and installed prior to service being completely restored two days after the accident on 3/7/2018 at 15:06 when the building's non-jurisdictional appliance piping downstream of the meter had been repaired and inspected by the local jurisdiction. This event resulted in no injuries or fatalities, and only the affected grocery store was taken out of service as a result of the accident. |
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