Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2019-02-16 — MN
Operator
Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,038
Incident datetime
2019-02-16 01:25
Report number
Location
MN, OLMSTED
Narrative
Vehicle lost control and struck barricaded commercial meter set. Vehicle pushed barricade over cracking fitting on meter causing ignition. Fire on the vehicle, building, and meter set. Fire department turned off gas and extinguished flames/burning building. Call center received 911 call @ 01:25, order was dispatched to merc employee @ 01:29 technician arrived @ 01:39, fire department shut off gas at meter set @ 01:45 the fire was extinguished in back of building, police report @ 01:50 riser shut off valve was plugged by merc tech. Service line to be abandoned until tenant requests gas to be turned on.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-02-16 01:25:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2019-03-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20190025.0
Supplemental Number
32045.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32198
Name
Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation
Operator Street Address
2685 145th Street West
Operator City Name
Rosemount
Operator State Abbreviation
MN
Operator Postal Code
55068
Local Datetime
2019-02-16 01:10:00
Location Street Address
3918 18th Ave Nw
Location City Name
Rochester
Location County Name
Olmsted
Location State Abbreviation
MN
Location Postal Code
55901
Location Latitude
44.06407
Location Longitude
-92.48856
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-02-16 15:42:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1237865
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-02-16 01:25:00
On Site Datetime
2019-02-16 01:25:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private 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
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
200000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1038.0
Est Cost Emergency
325.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Other Details
Local Paper Estimated Damage To Building At Over $200k.
Est Cost Unintentional Release
100.0
Prpty
201463.0
Commercial Affected
1.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
50.0
Normal Psig
55.0
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
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
L****** K L***
Preparer Title
Engineering Manager
Preparer Email
L***********@m***********************.com
Preparer Telephone
651-322-8909
Preparer Fax
920-272-4000
Authorizer Name
L****** K L***
Authorizer Title
Engineering Manager
Authorizer Telephone
651-322-8909
Authorizer Email
L***********@m***********************.com
Narrative
V*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************@ 01:25, order was dispatched to merc employee @ 01:29 technician arrived @ 01:39, fire department shut off gas at meter set @ 01:45 the fire was extinguished in back of building, police report @ 01:50 riser shut off valve was plugged by merc tech. ***********************************************************************.
| Occurred At | 2019-02-16 01:25:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20190025.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 32045.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32198 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation |
| Operator Street Address | 2685 145th Street West |
| Operator City Name | Rosemount |
| Operator State Abbreviation | MN |
| Operator Postal Code | 55068 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-02-16 01:10:00 |
| Location Street Address | 3918 18th Ave Nw |
| Location City Name | Rochester |
| Location County Name | Olmsted |
| Location State Abbreviation | MN |
| Location Postal Code | 55901 |
| Location Latitude | 44.06407 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -92.48856 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-02-16 15:42:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1237865 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-02-16 01:25:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-02-16 01:25:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private 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 | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 200000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1038.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 325.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Local Paper Estimated Damage To Building At Over $200k. |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 100.0 |
| Prpty | 201463.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 1.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 50.0 |
| Normal Psig | 55.0 |
| 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 | 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 | L****** K L*** |
| Preparer Title | Engineering Manager |
| Preparer Email | L***********@m***********************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 651-322-8909 |
| Preparer Fax | 920-272-4000 |
| Authorizer Name | L****** K L*** |
| Authorizer Title | Engineering Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 651-322-8909 |
| Authorizer Email | L***********@m***********************.com |
| Narrative | V*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************@ 01:25, order was dispatched to merc employee @ 01:29 technician arrived @ 01:39, fire department shut off gas at meter set @ 01:45 the fire was extinguished in back of building, police report @ 01:50 riser shut off valve was plugged by merc tech. ***********************************************************************. |
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