Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2018-09-18 — SC
Operator
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
1 injury
Property damage (nominal)
$2,406
Incident datetime
2018-09-18 14:20
Report number
Location
SC, GREENVILLE
Narrative
A third-party contractor damaged a service line with a torch at 314 continental drive in greenville, sc. The contractor received burns to his legs and was transported to the hospital which required an overnight stay at the burn unit. The incident resulted in a loss of 12 customers.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2018-09-18 14:20:00
Year
2018
Report Received Date
2018-10-15 00:00:00
Iyear
2018.0
Report Number
20180095.0
Supplemental Number
31851.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15518
Name
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
Operator Street Address
525 South Tryon Street
Operator City Name
Charlotte
Operator State Abbreviation
NC
Operator Postal Code
28202
Local Datetime
2018-09-18 14:00:00
Location Street Address
314 Continental Drive
Location City Name
Greenville
Location County Name
Greenville
Location State Abbreviation
SC
Location Postal Code
29615
Location Latitude
34.865142
Location Longitude
-82.307992
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2018-09-18 18:03:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1225007
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
0.01
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
0
Num Contr Injuries
0
Num Er Injuries
0
Num Worker Injuries
1
Num Gp Injuries
0
Injure
1
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-09-18 14:20:00
On Site Datetime
2018-09-18 14:45:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
2.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Installation Year
1972.0
Pipe Diameter
0.625
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Drisco
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Wt Plastic
0.09
Material Pe Pipe Code
Unknown
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Contractor Damaged The Gas Line With A Torch.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2406.0
Est Cost Emergency
0.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
25.0
Prpty
2431.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
12.0
Accident Psig
70.0
Normal Psig
70.0
Mop Psig
70.0
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
Other Outside Force Damage
Outside Force Type
Other Outside Force Damage
Osf Other Details
Contractor Damaged Gas Line With Torch.
Preparer Name
C********** R******
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety And Comp Analyst
Preparer Email
C******************@d**********.com
Preparer Telephone
704-731-4680
Authorizer Name
F***** B****
Authorizer Title
Manager- Pipeline Safety
Authorizer Telephone
704-731-4618
Authorizer Email
F***********@d**********.com
Narrative
A third-party contractor damaged a service line with a torch at 314 continental drive in greenville, sc. The contractor received burns to his legs and was transported to the hospital which required an overnight stay at the burn unit. The incident resulted in a loss of 12 customers.
| Occurred At | 2018-09-18 14:20:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Report Received Date | 2018-10-15 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2018.0 |
| Report Number | 20180095.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 31851.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15518 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc |
| Operator Street Address | 525 South Tryon Street |
| Operator City Name | Charlotte |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NC |
| Operator Postal Code | 28202 |
| Local Datetime | 2018-09-18 14:00:00 |
| Location Street Address | 314 Continental Drive |
| Location City Name | Greenville |
| Location County Name | Greenville |
| Location State Abbreviation | SC |
| Location Postal Code | 29615 |
| Location Latitude | 34.865142 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -82.307992 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2018-09-18 18:03:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1225007 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 0.01 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 0 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 0 |
| Num Er Injuries | 0 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 1 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 0 |
| Injure | 1 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-09-18 14:20:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-09-18 14:45:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 2.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Installation Year | 1972.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 0.625 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Drisco |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Wt Plastic | 0.09 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | Unknown |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Contractor Damaged The Gas Line With A Torch. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2406.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 25.0 |
| Prpty | 2431.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 12.0 |
| Accident Psig | 70.0 |
| Normal Psig | 70.0 |
| Mop Psig | 70.0 |
| 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 | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Outside Force Type | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Osf Other Details | Contractor Damaged Gas Line With Torch. |
| Preparer Name | C********** R****** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Safety And Comp Analyst |
| Preparer Email | C******************@d**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 704-731-4680 |
| Authorizer Name | F***** B**** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager- Pipeline Safety |
| Authorizer Telephone | 704-731-4618 |
| Authorizer Email | F***********@d**********.com |
| Narrative | A third-party contractor damaged a service line with a torch at 314 continental drive in greenville, sc. The contractor received burns to his legs and was transported to the hospital which required an overnight stay at the burn unit. The incident resulted in a loss of 12 customers. |
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