Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2018-05-03 — MA
Operator
Columbia Gas Of Massachusetts
Cause
Excavation Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$50,178
Incident datetime
2018-05-03 08:12
Report number
Location
MA, BRISTOL
Narrative
Large scale outage as a result of a 3rd party damage, mdr construction performing a mass DOT job (rebuilding the intersection of county st and hart st taunton). 3rd party excavation damage due to not hand digging within the tolerance zone prior to utilizing mechanical means to dig.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2018-05-03 08:12:00
Year
2018
Report Received Date
2018-06-07 00:00:00
Iyear
2018.0
Report Number
20180061.0
Supplemental Number
30647.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
1209
Name
Columbia Gas Of Massachusetts
Operator Street Address
4 Technology Drive
Operator City Name
Westborough
Operator State Abbreviation
MA
Operator Postal Code
01581
Local Datetime
2018-05-03 08:12:00
Location Street Address
648 County Street
Location City Name
Taunton
Location County Name
Bristol
Location State Abbreviation
MA
Location Postal Code
02780
Location Latitude
41.884938
Location Longitude
-71.066969
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2018-05-03 10:58:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1211050
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
345.7
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
9.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-05-03 08:12:00
On Site Datetime
2018-05-03 08:18:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Exposed Due To Excavation
Depth Of Cover
14.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Installation Year
2018.0
Pipe Diameter
2.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
11
Material Pe Pipe Code
4710
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
1.0
Puncture Circum
1.0
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
50178.0
Est Cost Emergency
0.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
1435.0
Prpty
51613.0
Commercial Affected
100.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
597.0
Accident Psig
74.0
Normal Psig
75.0
Mop Psig
99.0
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
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
No
Public Row Ind
Yes
Public Subtype
State Highway
Excavator Type
State
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Road Work
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
20181304314
Locator Type
Utility Owner
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
7.0
Root Cause Category
Excavation Issue
Root Cause Type
Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above
Preparer Name
K******** S*****
Preparer Title
Sr Operations Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
K******@n*******.com
Preparer Telephone
508-864-1836
Authorizer Name
M***** B*********
Authorizer Title
Manager Operations Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
508-468-9956
Authorizer Email
M**********@n*******.com
Narrative
Large scale outage as a result of a 3rd party damage, mdr construction performing a mass DOT job (rebuilding the intersection of county st and hart st taunton). 3rd party excavation damage due to not hand digging within the tolerance zone prior to utilizing mechanical means to dig.
| Occurred At | 2018-05-03 08:12:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Report Received Date | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2018.0 |
| Report Number | 20180061.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 30647.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 1209 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Columbia Gas Of Massachusetts |
| Operator Street Address | 4 Technology Drive |
| Operator City Name | Westborough |
| Operator State Abbreviation | MA |
| Operator Postal Code | 01581 |
| Local Datetime | 2018-05-03 08:12:00 |
| Location Street Address | 648 County Street |
| Location City Name | Taunton |
| Location County Name | Bristol |
| Location State Abbreviation | MA |
| Location Postal Code | 02780 |
| Location Latitude | 41.884938 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -71.066969 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2018-05-03 10:58:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1211050 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 345.7 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 9.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-05-03 08:12:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-05-03 08:18:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Exposed Due To Excavation |
| Depth Of Cover | 14.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Installation Year | 2018.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 2.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 11 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 4710 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 1.0 |
| Puncture Circum | 1.0 |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 50178.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 1435.0 |
| Prpty | 51613.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 100.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 597.0 |
| Accident Psig | 74.0 |
| Normal Psig | 75.0 |
| Mop Psig | 99.0 |
| 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 | 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 | No |
| Public Row Ind | Yes |
| Public Subtype | State Highway |
| Excavator Type | State |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Road Work |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 20181304314 |
| Locator Type | Utility Owner |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 7.0 |
| Root Cause Category | Excavation Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above |
| Preparer Name | K******** S***** |
| Preparer Title | Sr Operations Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | K******@n*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 508-864-1836 |
| Authorizer Name | M***** B********* |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Operations Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 508-468-9956 |
| Authorizer Email | M**********@n*******.com |
| Narrative | Large scale outage as a result of a 3rd party damage, mdr construction performing a mass DOT job (rebuilding the intersection of county st and hart st taunton). 3rd party excavation damage due to not hand digging within the tolerance zone prior to utilizing mechanical means to dig. |
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