Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2019-01-06 — WA
Operator
Puget Sound Energy
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$58,000
Incident datetime
2019-01-06 09:38
Report number
Location
WA, KING
Narrative
On january 6, 2019 at 9:38 puget sound energy responded to a gas odor call at 25807 se 152nd st in issaquah. Upon arrival, the pse gas first responder identified an underground leak on a 2" pe distribution main that was caused by an electrical ground fault from a downed power line arcing on the pe main tracer wire.. The downed power line was caused by a heavy windstorm. Pse organized a special leak survey of the surrounding area and found a second leak 150' east of the first leak. Pse controlled the situation by the use of squeezers at 19:44 on january 6, 2019 resulting in the loss of 3 customers. A final repair was made on january 7, 2019 at 18:00 by replacing 290' of the 2" pe main. The main replacement cost and response was estimated at $62,000 exceeding the federal $50,000 reporting threshold.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-01-06 09:38:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2019-01-31 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20190011.0
Supplemental Number
32322.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22189
Name
Puget Sound Energy
Operator Street Address
355 110th Ave Ne
Operator City Name
Bellevue
Operator State Abbreviation
WA
Operator Postal Code
98004
Local Datetime
2019-01-06 10:55:00
Location Street Address
25807 Se 157nd St
Location City Name
Issaquah
Location County Name
King
Location State Abbreviation
WA
Location Postal Code
98027
Location Latitude
47.465604
Location Longitude
-121.996208
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-01-22 16:21:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1235803
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
461.7
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-01-06 09:38:00
On Site Datetime
2019-01-06 10:55:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
24.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1990.0
Pipe Diameter
2.0
Pipe Specification
Mpe
Pipe Manufacturer
Plexco Yellow Stripe
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
11
Material Pe Pipe Code
3408
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
58000.0
Est Cost Emergency
4000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
4079.0
Prpty
66079.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
3.0
Accident Psig
54.0
Normal Psig
54.0
Mop Psig
60.0
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
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Outside Force Type
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Preparer Name
L** M******
Preparer Title
Sr Regulatory Analyst
Preparer Email
L**********@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
4254623575
Authorizer Name
C***** M******
Authorizer Title
Manager Compliance Programs
Authorizer Telephone
425-462-3207
Authorizer Email
C*************@p**.com
Narrative
On january 6, 2019 at 9:38 puget sound energy responded to a gas odor call at 25807 se 152nd st in issaquah. Upon arrival, the pse gas first responder identified an underground leak on a 2" pe distribution main that was caused by an electrical ground fault from a downed power line arcing on the pe main tracer wire.. The downed power line was caused by a heavy windstorm. Pse organized a special leak survey of the surrounding area and found a second leak 150' east of the first leak. Pse controlled the situation by the use of squeezers at 19:44 on january 6, 2019 resulting in the loss of 3 customers. A final repair was made on january 7, 2019 at 18:00 by replacing 290' of the 2" pe main. The main replacement cost and response was estimated at $62,000 exceeding the federal $50,000 reporting threshold.
| Occurred At | 2019-01-06 09:38:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20190011.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 32322.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22189 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Puget Sound Energy |
| Operator Street Address | 355 110th Ave Ne |
| Operator City Name | Bellevue |
| Operator State Abbreviation | WA |
| Operator Postal Code | 98004 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-01-06 10:55:00 |
| Location Street Address | 25807 Se 157nd St |
| Location City Name | Issaquah |
| Location County Name | King |
| Location State Abbreviation | WA |
| Location Postal Code | 98027 |
| Location Latitude | 47.465604 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -121.996208 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-01-22 16:21:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1235803 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 461.7 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-01-06 09:38:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-01-06 10:55:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 24.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1990.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 2.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Mpe |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Plexco Yellow Stripe |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 11 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 3408 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Class Location Type | Class 4 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 58000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 4000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 4079.0 |
| Prpty | 66079.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 3.0 |
| Accident Psig | 54.0 |
| Normal Psig | 54.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| 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 | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Outside Force Type | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Preparer Name | L** M****** |
| Preparer Title | Sr Regulatory Analyst |
| Preparer Email | L**********@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 4254623575 |
| Authorizer Name | C***** M****** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Compliance Programs |
| Authorizer Telephone | 425-462-3207 |
| Authorizer Email | C*************@p**.com |
| Narrative | On january 6, 2019 at 9:38 puget sound energy responded to a gas odor call at 25807 se 152nd st in issaquah. Upon arrival, the pse gas first responder identified an underground leak on a 2" pe distribution main that was caused by an electrical ground fault from a downed power line arcing on the pe main tracer wire.. The downed power line was caused by a heavy windstorm. Pse organized a special leak survey of the surrounding area and found a second leak 150' east of the first leak. Pse controlled the situation by the use of squeezers at 19:44 on january 6, 2019 resulting in the loss of 3 customers. A final repair was made on january 7, 2019 at 18:00 by replacing 290' of the 2" pe main. The main replacement cost and response was estimated at $62,000 exceeding the federal $50,000 reporting threshold. |
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