Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2019-07-12 — GA
Operator
Lawrenceville, City Of
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$200
Incident datetime
2019-07-12 02:32
Report number
Location
GA, GWINNETT
Narrative
At 02:32 am, brian cooper received a call from the call center stating that lightning had hit a tree and ran to the gas main causing a ground fire. Fire department was on scene wetting down the joining area to keep the fire from spreading. Brian arrived on scene at 03:35 am. Called the on-call crew at 03:53 am as well as the on call supervisor, kyle hamby. The crew, as well as kyle hamby, arrived on scene at 05:00 am and begin assessing the situation. Began digging bell holes on either side of the fire to squeeze off plastic main at 05:15 am. Kyle hamby called nrc at 05:08 am as well as jeff baggett with the georgia psc. Main was squeezed off at 05:55 am putting out the fire and stopping the escape of natural gas. Scene was declared safe, and fire department left just after 06:00 am. One customer was affected.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-07-12 02:32:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2019-07-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20190075.0
Supplemental Number
32418.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
11320
Name
Lawrenceville, City Of
Operator Street Address
P.o. Box 2200 435 West Pike Street
Operator City Name
Lawrenceville
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30046
Local Datetime
2019-07-12 02:32:00
Location Street Address
2385 Mitchell Rd.
Location City Name
Lawrenceville
Location County Name
Gwinnett
Location State Abbreviation
GA
Location Postal Code
30046
Location Latitude
34.043235
Location Longitude
-83.973394
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-07-12 05:08:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1251679
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
116.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-07-12 02:32:00
On Site Datetime
2019-07-12 03:35:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
36.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Municipally Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Pipe Diameter
2.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
11
Material Pe Pipe Code
2406
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
200.0
Est Cost Emergency
2643.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
100.0
Prpty
2943.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
60.0
Normal Psig
60.0
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
Natural Force Damage
Cause Details
Lightning
Natural Force Type
Lightning
Lightning Subtype
Direct Hit
Nf Other Details
,,,
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
No
Preparer Name
K*** H****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance Supervisor
Preparer Email
K*********@l**************.org
Preparer Telephone
7702777455
Authorizer Name
K*** H****
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Supervisor
Authorizer Telephone
7702777455
Authorizer Email
K*********@l**************.org
Narrative
At 02:32 am, brian cooper received a call from the call center stating that lightning had hit a tree and ran to the gas main causing a ground fire. Fire department was on scene wetting down the joining area to keep the fire from spreading. Brian arrived on scene at 03:35 am. Called the on-call crew at 03:53 am as well as the on call supervisor, kyle hamby. The crew, as well as kyle hamby, arrived on scene at 05:00 am and begin assessing the situation. Began digging bell holes on either side of the fire to squeeze off plastic main at 05:15 am. Kyle hamby called nrc at 05:08 am as well as jeff baggett with the georgia psc. Main was squeezed off at 05:55 am putting out the fire and stopping the escape of natural gas. Scene was declared safe, and fire department left just after 06:00 am. One customer was affected.
| Occurred At | 2019-07-12 02:32:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-07-12 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20190075.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 32418.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 11320 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Lawrenceville, City Of |
| Operator Street Address | P.o. Box 2200 435 West Pike Street |
| Operator City Name | Lawrenceville |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30046 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-07-12 02:32:00 |
| Location Street Address | 2385 Mitchell Rd. |
| Location City Name | Lawrenceville |
| Location County Name | Gwinnett |
| Location State Abbreviation | GA |
| Location Postal Code | 30046 |
| Location Latitude | 34.043235 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -83.973394 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-07-12 05:08:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1251679 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 116.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-07-12 02:32:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-07-12 03:35:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 36.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Municipally Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Pipe Diameter | 2.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 11 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 2406 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 200.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2643.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 100.0 |
| Prpty | 2943.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 60.0 |
| Normal Psig | 60.0 |
| 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 | Natural Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Lightning |
| Natural Force Type | Lightning |
| Lightning Subtype | Direct Hit |
| Nf Other Details | ,,, |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | K*** H**** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance Supervisor |
| Preparer Email | K*********@l**************.org |
| Preparer Telephone | 7702777455 |
| Authorizer Name | K*** H**** |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Supervisor |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7702777455 |
| Authorizer Email | K*********@l**************.org |
| Narrative | At 02:32 am, brian cooper received a call from the call center stating that lightning had hit a tree and ran to the gas main causing a ground fire. Fire department was on scene wetting down the joining area to keep the fire from spreading. Brian arrived on scene at 03:35 am. Called the on-call crew at 03:53 am as well as the on call supervisor, kyle hamby. The crew, as well as kyle hamby, arrived on scene at 05:00 am and begin assessing the situation. Began digging bell holes on either side of the fire to squeeze off plastic main at 05:15 am. Kyle hamby called nrc at 05:08 am as well as jeff baggett with the georgia psc. Main was squeezed off at 05:55 am putting out the fire and stopping the escape of natural gas. Scene was declared safe, and fire department left just after 06:00 am. One customer was affected. |
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