Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2019-05-06 — MN
Operator
Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$4,243
Incident datetime
2019-05-06 20:46
Report number
Location
MN, DAKOTA
Narrative
As of may 19, 2020 centerpoint energy has completed its investigation of the incident at 14218 park ave in burnsville. Further investigation revealed centerpoint energy's facilities were not at fault, the natural gas service line was damaged by a torch used by the electric company repairing the electric service to 14218 park ave resulting in the release and ignition of natural gas. On may 6, 2019, a contractor damaged the electric service while installing a communications line to 14218 park ave in burnsville. Dakota electric association was notified and sent a crew to repair the damaged electric service and the incident happened while the electric service was being repaired. Centerpoint's first responder and repair crew were notified at 20:42 and the repair crew was onsite at 21:30. Centerpoint's repair crew shut the main down losing 6 customers at 22:16. A leak investigation was performed and did not find any gas readings near the excavation, near the foundations of adjacent buildings or sewer structures. The service line was capped a few feet from the excavation where the incident occurred and pressured tested to company standards. The pressure test verified the service line was not compromised and was witnessed by vica livshutz of mnops. On may 29th, 2019 with all parties in attendance the remaining service was tested. The first air test confirmed the integrity of the service line up to the damaged area was not compromised. A second pressure test from the damaged area to the service riser did not hold air, due to a hole in the service line near the heat shield dakota electric association installed during the electric service repair. All air tests were performed to company standards. As of july 11, 2019, the fire investigation at 14218 park ave is still in progress and cause of the incident has not yet been determined, but centerpoint energy believes its facilities were not at fault for the incident.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-05-06 20:46:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2019-07-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20190074.0
Supplemental Number
33780.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
12350
Name
Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas
Operator Street Address
1111 Louisiana St
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2019-05-06 20:45:00
Location Street Address
14218 Park Ave
Location City Name
Burnsville
Location County Name
Dakota
Location State Abbreviation
MN
Location Postal Code
55337
Location Latitude
44.7454237
Location Longitude
-93.263215
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-05-06 20:38:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1244866
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
18.5
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-05-06 20:46:00
On Site Datetime
2019-05-06 21:30:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Exposed Due To Excavation
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Installation Year
1979.0
Pipe Diameter
0.5
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Wt Plastic
0.9
Material Pe Pipe Code
2306
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
An Electric Company Technician Burned Through The Service Line With A Torch While Making A Repair On A Electric Service.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
200000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
4243.0
Est Cost Emergency
304.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
150.0
Prpty
204697.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
6.0
Accident Psig
50.0
Normal Psig
50.0
Mop Psig
55.0
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
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Outside Force Type
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Preparer Name
A**** A*********
Preparer Title
Operations Specialist Ii
Preparer Email
A***************@c****************.com
Preparer Telephone
612-321-5514
Authorizer Name
D*** H******
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Safety And Compliance Manager
Authorizer Telephone
612-321-5316
Authorizer Email
D***********@c****************.com
Narrative
As of may 19, 2020 centerpoint energy has completed its investigation of the incident at 14218 park ave in burnsville. Further investigation revealed centerpoint energy's facilities were not at fault, the natural gas service line was damaged by a torch used by the electric company repairing the electric service to 14218 park ave resulting in the release and ignition of natural gas. On may 6, 2019, a contractor damaged the electric service while installing a communications line to 14218 park ave in burnsville. Dakota electric association was notified and sent a crew to repair the damaged electric service and the incident happened while the electric service was being repaired. Centerpoint's first responder and repair crew were notified at 20:42 and the repair crew was onsite at 21:30. Centerpoint's repair crew shut the main down losing 6 customers at 22:16. A leak investigation was performed and did not find any gas readings near the excavation, near the foundations of adjacent buildings or sewer structures. The service line was capped a few feet from the excavation where the incident occurred and pressured tested to company standards. The pressure test verified the service line was not compromised and was witnessed by vica livshutz of mnops. On may 29th, 2019 with all parties in attendance the remaining service was tested. The first air test confirmed the integrity of the service line up to the damaged area was not compromised. A second pressure test from the damaged area to the service riser did not hold air, due to a hole in the service line near the heat shield dakota electric association installed during the electric service repair. All air tests were performed to company standards. As of july 11, 2019, the fire investigation at 14218 park ave is still in progress and cause of the incident has not yet been determined, but centerpoint energy believes its facilities were not at fault for the incident.
| Occurred At | 2019-05-06 20:46:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-07-12 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20190074.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 33780.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 12350 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas |
| Operator Street Address | 1111 Louisiana St |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-05-06 20:45:00 |
| Location Street Address | 14218 Park Ave |
| Location City Name | Burnsville |
| Location County Name | Dakota |
| Location State Abbreviation | MN |
| Location Postal Code | 55337 |
| Location Latitude | 44.7454237 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -93.263215 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-05-06 20:38:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1244866 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 18.5 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-05-06 20:46:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-05-06 21:30:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Exposed Due To Excavation |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Installation Year | 1979.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 0.5 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Wt Plastic | 0.9 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 2306 |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | An Electric Company Technician Burned Through The Service Line With A Torch While Making A Repair On A Electric Service. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 200000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 4243.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 304.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 150.0 |
| Prpty | 204697.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 6.0 |
| Accident Psig | 50.0 |
| Normal Psig | 50.0 |
| Mop Psig | 55.0 |
| 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 | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Outside Force Type | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Preparer Name | A**** A********* |
| Preparer Title | Operations Specialist Ii |
| Preparer Email | A***************@c****************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 612-321-5514 |
| Authorizer Name | D*** H****** |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Safety And Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 612-321-5316 |
| Authorizer Email | D***********@c****************.com |
| Narrative | As of may 19, 2020 centerpoint energy has completed its investigation of the incident at 14218 park ave in burnsville. Further investigation revealed centerpoint energy's facilities were not at fault, the natural gas service line was damaged by a torch used by the electric company repairing the electric service to 14218 park ave resulting in the release and ignition of natural gas. On may 6, 2019, a contractor damaged the electric service while installing a communications line to 14218 park ave in burnsville. Dakota electric association was notified and sent a crew to repair the damaged electric service and the incident happened while the electric service was being repaired. Centerpoint's first responder and repair crew were notified at 20:42 and the repair crew was onsite at 21:30. Centerpoint's repair crew shut the main down losing 6 customers at 22:16. A leak investigation was performed and did not find any gas readings near the excavation, near the foundations of adjacent buildings or sewer structures. The service line was capped a few feet from the excavation where the incident occurred and pressured tested to company standards. The pressure test verified the service line was not compromised and was witnessed by vica livshutz of mnops. On may 29th, 2019 with all parties in attendance the remaining service was tested. The first air test confirmed the integrity of the service line up to the damaged area was not compromised. A second pressure test from the damaged area to the service riser did not hold air, due to a hole in the service line near the heat shield dakota electric association installed during the electric service repair. All air tests were performed to company standards. As of july 11, 2019, the fire investigation at 14218 park ave is still in progress and cause of the incident has not yet been determined, but centerpoint energy believes its facilities were not at fault for the incident. |
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