Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2018-12-04 — TX
Operator
Atmos Energy Corporation - Mid-Tex
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$50,000
Incident datetime
2018-12-04 21:43
Report number
Location
TX, DALLAS
Narrative
Additional nrc no. 1232365 on december 4, 2018, at 21:43, emergency responders notified atmos energy that a third party vehicle failed to stop and drove into the atmos regulator station at I-20 and lumley road in mesquite, tx. At 22:14, atmos energy personnel arrived onsite and found that the vehicle had damaged the test t fitting causing a release of gas. In addition, extensive damage was done to the regulator station and fencing surrounding the station. The leak was eliminated by turning the regulator station off. Cng was set up to restore service to affected customers, which was completed by 17:00 on december 5, 2018. Repairs were completed and the new station was put in service at approximately 22:00 on december 12, 2018.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2018-12-04 21:43:00
Year
2018
Report Received Date
2019-01-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2018.0
Report Number
20190001.0
Supplemental Number
31425.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
31348
Name
Atmos Energy Corporation - Mid-Tex
Operator Street Address
5430 Lbj Freeway Suite 1800
Operator City Name
Dallas
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
75240
Local Datetime
2018-12-04 21:35:00
Location Street Address
I-20 And Lumley Rd.
Location City Name
Mesquite
Location County Name
Dallas
Location State Abbreviation
TX
Location Postal Code
75181
Location Latitude
32.70225
Location Longitude
-96.55512
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2018-12-06 11:01:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1232169
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
10.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-12-04 21:43:00
On Site Datetime
2018-12-04 22:14:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Operator-Controlled 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
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
District Regulator/metering Station
Installation Year
1998.0
Material Involved
Steel
Wt Steel
0.218
Release Type
Rupture
Rupture Orient
Circumferential
Rupture Length
0.2
Rupture Width
0.2
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
50000.0
Est Cost Emergency
40000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
40.0
Prpty
90040.0
Commercial Affected
1.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
14.0
Accident Psig
110.0
Normal Psig
110.0
Mop Psig
250.0
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
E******** D******
Preparer Title
Operations Manager
Preparer Email
E****************@a**********.com
Preparer Telephone
972-485-6256
Preparer Fax
972-485-6267
Authorizer Name
M**** S*****
Authorizer Title
Vice President Technical Services
Authorizer Telephone
214-206-2033
Authorizer Email
M***********@a**********.com
Narrative
Additional nrc no. 1232365 on december 4, 2018, at 21:43, emergency responders notified atmos energy that a third party vehicle failed to stop and drove into the atmos regulator station at I-20 and lumley road in mesquite, tx. At 22:14, atmos energy personnel arrived onsite and found that the vehicle had damaged the test t fitting causing a release of gas. In addition, extensive damage was done to the regulator station and fencing surrounding the station. The leak was eliminated by turning the regulator station off. Cng was set up to restore service to affected customers, which was completed by 17:00 on december 5, 2018. Repairs were completed and the new station was put in service at approximately 22:00 on december 12, 2018.
| Occurred At | 2018-12-04 21:43:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2018.0 |
| Report Number | 20190001.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 31425.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 31348 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Atmos Energy Corporation - Mid-Tex |
| Operator Street Address | 5430 Lbj Freeway Suite 1800 |
| Operator City Name | Dallas |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 75240 |
| Local Datetime | 2018-12-04 21:35:00 |
| Location Street Address | I-20 And Lumley Rd. |
| Location City Name | Mesquite |
| Location County Name | Dallas |
| Location State Abbreviation | TX |
| Location Postal Code | 75181 |
| Location Latitude | 32.70225 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -96.55512 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2018-12-06 11:01:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1232169 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 10.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-12-04 21:43:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-12-04 22:14:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Operator-Controlled 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 | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | District Regulator/metering Station |
| Installation Year | 1998.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Wt Steel | 0.218 |
| Release Type | Rupture |
| Rupture Orient | Circumferential |
| Rupture Length | 0.2 |
| Rupture Width | 0.2 |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 50000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 40000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 40.0 |
| Prpty | 90040.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 1.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 14.0 |
| Accident Psig | 110.0 |
| Normal Psig | 110.0 |
| Mop Psig | 250.0 |
| 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 | E******** D****** |
| Preparer Title | Operations Manager |
| Preparer Email | E****************@a**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 972-485-6256 |
| Preparer Fax | 972-485-6267 |
| Authorizer Name | M**** S***** |
| Authorizer Title | Vice President Technical Services |
| Authorizer Telephone | 214-206-2033 |
| Authorizer Email | M***********@a**********.com |
| Narrative | Additional nrc no. 1232365 on december 4, 2018, at 21:43, emergency responders notified atmos energy that a third party vehicle failed to stop and drove into the atmos regulator station at I-20 and lumley road in mesquite, tx. At 22:14, atmos energy personnel arrived onsite and found that the vehicle had damaged the test t fitting causing a release of gas. In addition, extensive damage was done to the regulator station and fencing surrounding the station. The leak was eliminated by turning the regulator station off. Cng was set up to restore service to affected customers, which was completed by 17:00 on december 5, 2018. Repairs were completed and the new station was put in service at approximately 22:00 on december 12, 2018. |
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