Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2018-04-05 — CA
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Cause
Locating Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$42,500
Incident datetime
2018-04-05 09:55
Report number
Location
CA, ALAMEDA
Narrative
On thursday 4/5/18 at approximately 0955 hours, pg&e was notified of a dig-in at 101 panoramic way, berkeley. Ebmud struck and damaged a 3" plastic main . Although ebmud had a valid USA ticket (w735500270) to perform excavation at the jobsite, the facility which was struck and damaged was not properly marked pursuant to the USA ticket . An emergency shutdown zone was utilized to isolate the gas in the distribution system. Pg&e arrived on site at 1035 hours. M&c personnel stopped the flow of gas at 1111 hours by using a shut-off valve. Repair crews replaced 4' of 3" plastic. The fire department was reported on site. There was approximately 220 customer impacted. All but 29 cgi customers have been restored by 4/5/18 at 2300 hours. There were no injuries, fatalities or ignition associated with this incident. This incident was reported to the DOT (#1208561) and the cpuc as it is deemed a significant event in the judgment of the operator due to the large number of affected customers. A 48 hour update was called into the DOT on 4/6/18 at 1434 hours (#1208690).
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2018-04-05 09:55:00
Year
2018
Report Received Date
2018-05-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2018.0
Report Number
20180048.0
Supplemental Number
31452.0
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
2018-04-05 09:55:00
Location Street Address
101 Panoramic Way
Location City Name
Berkeley
Location County Name
Alameda
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
94704
Location Latitude
37.869219
Location Longitude
-122.248805
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2018-04-05 11:44:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1208561
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
83.67
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-04-05 09:55:00
On Site Datetime
2018-04-05 10:35:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Exposed Due To Excavation
Depth Of Cover
36.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Pipe Diameter
3.0
Pipe Specification
Tr-418
Pipe Manufacturer
Uponor
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Wt Plastic
0.304
Material Pe Pipe Code
418
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
3.7
Puncture Circum
2.0
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
42500.0
Est Cost Emergency
36500.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
252.0
Prpty
79252.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
220.0
Accident Psig
20.0
Normal Psig
20.0
Mop Psig
25.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Third Party That Caused The Incident
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 Third Party
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Prior Notification Ind
Yes
One Call System Ind
Yes
Notify Cga Dirt
Yes
Public Row Ind
Yes
Public Subtype
City Street
Excavator Type
Municipality
Excavator Equipment
Unknown/other
Work Performed
Unknown/other
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
735500270
One Call Center Name
811
Locator Type
Utility Owner
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
11.0
Root Cause Category
Locating Issue
Root Cause Type
Facility Not Marked Due To Incomplete Marks At Damage Location
Preparer Name
E*** B******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance
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 thursday 4/5/18 at approximately 0955 hours, pg&e was notified of a dig-in at 101 panoramic way, berkeley. Ebmud struck and damaged a 3" plastic main . Although ebmud had a valid USA ticket (w735500270) to perform excavation at the jobsite, the facility which was struck and damaged was not properly marked pursuant to the USA ticket . An emergency shutdown zone was utilized to isolate the gas in the distribution system. Pg&e arrived on site at 1035 hours. M&c personnel stopped the flow of gas at 1111 hours by using a shut-off valve. Repair crews replaced 4' of 3" plastic. The fire department was reported on site. There was approximately 220 customer impacted. All but 29 cgi customers have been restored by 4/5/18 at 2300 hours. There were no injuries, fatalities or ignition associated with this incident. This incident was reported to the DOT (#1208561) and the cpuc as it is deemed a significant event in the judgment of the operator due to the large number of affected customers. A 48 hour update was called into the DOT on 4/6/18 at 1434 hours (#1208690).
| Occurred At | 2018-04-05 09:55:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Report Received Date | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2018.0 |
| Report Number | 20180048.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 31452.0 |
| 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 | 2018-04-05 09:55:00 |
| Location Street Address | 101 Panoramic Way |
| Location City Name | Berkeley |
| Location County Name | Alameda |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 94704 |
| Location Latitude | 37.869219 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -122.248805 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2018-04-05 11:44:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1208561 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 83.67 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-04-05 09:55:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-04-05 10:35:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Exposed Due To Excavation |
| Depth Of Cover | 36.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Pipe Diameter | 3.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Tr-418 |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Uponor |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Wt Plastic | 0.304 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 418 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 3.7 |
| Puncture Circum | 2.0 |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 42500.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 36500.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 252.0 |
| Prpty | 79252.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 220.0 |
| Accident Psig | 20.0 |
| Normal Psig | 20.0 |
| Mop Psig | 25.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Third Party That Caused The Incident |
| 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 Third Party |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Prior Notification Ind | Yes |
| One Call System Ind | Yes |
| Notify Cga Dirt | Yes |
| Public Row Ind | Yes |
| Public Subtype | City Street |
| Excavator Type | Municipality |
| Excavator Equipment | Unknown/other |
| Work Performed | Unknown/other |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 735500270 |
| One Call Center Name | 811 |
| Locator Type | Utility Owner |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 11.0 |
| Root Cause Category | Locating Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Facility Not Marked Due To Incomplete Marks At Damage Location |
| Preparer Name | E*** B****** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance |
| 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 thursday 4/5/18 at approximately 0955 hours, pg&e was notified of a dig-in at 101 panoramic way, berkeley. Ebmud struck and damaged a 3" plastic main . Although ebmud had a valid USA ticket (w735500270) to perform excavation at the jobsite, the facility which was struck and damaged was not properly marked pursuant to the USA ticket . An emergency shutdown zone was utilized to isolate the gas in the distribution system. Pg&e arrived on site at 1035 hours. M&c personnel stopped the flow of gas at 1111 hours by using a shut-off valve. Repair crews replaced 4' of 3" plastic. The fire department was reported on site. There was approximately 220 customer impacted. All but 29 cgi customers have been restored by 4/5/18 at 2300 hours. There were no injuries, fatalities or ignition associated with this incident. This incident was reported to the DOT (#1208561) and the cpuc as it is deemed a significant event in the judgment of the operator due to the large number of affected customers. A 48 hour update was called into the DOT on 4/6/18 at 1434 hours (#1208690). |
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