Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2019-07-17 — UT
Operator
Dominion Energy Utah/wyoming/idaho
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$300
Incident datetime
2019-07-17 12:31
Report number
Location
UT, UTAH
Narrative
Dominion energy utah (deu) was notified on july 17, 2019 at 11:38 from a customer (3rd party) of a damaged and leaking meter. Deu responded to find that the natural gas meter had been pulled off of the riser and fuel line by a vehicle. The escaping gas from the damaged meter caught fire and ignited causing the residence to catch on fire. Upon deu arrival, the local fire department had already arrived and was able to stop the flow of gas by turning the service valve at approximately 11:58 am. After the area was cleared by the fire department, deu crews leak screened the area and pressure tested the service line with no leaks found. Deu then retired the service line to the residence.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-07-17 12:31:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2019-08-16 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20190091.0
Supplemental Number
32573.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
12876
Name
Dominion Energy Utah/wyoming/idaho
Operator Street Address
333 South State Street P.o. Box 45360
Operator City Name
Salt Lake City
Operator State Abbreviation
UT
Operator Postal Code
84111
Local Datetime
2019-07-17 11:38:00
Location Street Address
368 W 3000 N (W Millcreek Circle)
Location City Name
Pleasant Grove
Location County Name
Utah
Location State Abbreviation
UT
Location Postal Code
84062
Location Latitude
40.39623262
Location Longitude
-111.7461374
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-07-17 13:16:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1252286
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
13.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
2.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-07-17 12:31:00
On Site Datetime
2019-07-17 12:03:00
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
Installation Year
2005.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Damage
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
1000000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
300.0
Est Cost Emergency
3400.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
58.0
Prpty
1003758.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
45.0
Normal Psig
45.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Third Party That Caused The Incident
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***** S*****
Preparer Title
Engineer-Compliance
Preparer Email
L**************@d*************.com
Preparer Telephone
8013243746
Authorizer Name
R*** H***
Authorizer Title
Manager- Gas Operations
Authorizer Telephone
8013243374
Authorizer Email
R********@d*************.com
Narrative
Dominion energy utah (deu) was notified on july 17, 2019 at 11:38 from a customer (3rd party) of a damaged and leaking meter. Deu responded to find that the natural gas meter had been pulled off of the riser and fuel line by a vehicle. The escaping gas from the damaged meter caught fire and ignited causing the residence to catch on fire. Upon deu arrival, the local fire department had already arrived and was able to stop the flow of gas by turning the service valve at approximately 11:58 am. After the area was cleared by the fire department, deu crews leak screened the area and pressure tested the service line with no leaks found. Deu then retired the service line to the residence.
| Occurred At | 2019-07-17 12:31:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-08-16 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20190091.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 32573.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 12876 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Dominion Energy Utah/wyoming/idaho |
| Operator Street Address | 333 South State Street P.o. Box 45360 |
| Operator City Name | Salt Lake City |
| Operator State Abbreviation | UT |
| Operator Postal Code | 84111 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-07-17 11:38:00 |
| Location Street Address | 368 W 3000 N (W Millcreek Circle) |
| Location City Name | Pleasant Grove |
| Location County Name | Utah |
| Location State Abbreviation | UT |
| Location Postal Code | 84062 |
| Location Latitude | 40.39623262 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -111.7461374 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-07-17 13:16:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1252286 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 13.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 2.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-07-17 12:31:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-07-17 12:03:00 |
| 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 |
| Installation Year | 2005.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Damage |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 1000000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 300.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 3400.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 58.0 |
| Prpty | 1003758.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 45.0 |
| Normal Psig | 45.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Third Party That Caused The Incident |
| 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***** S***** |
| Preparer Title | Engineer-Compliance |
| Preparer Email | L**************@d*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 8013243746 |
| Authorizer Name | R*** H*** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager- Gas Operations |
| Authorizer Telephone | 8013243374 |
| Authorizer Email | R********@d*************.com |
| Narrative | Dominion energy utah (deu) was notified on july 17, 2019 at 11:38 from a customer (3rd party) of a damaged and leaking meter. Deu responded to find that the natural gas meter had been pulled off of the riser and fuel line by a vehicle. The escaping gas from the damaged meter caught fire and ignited causing the residence to catch on fire. Upon deu arrival, the local fire department had already arrived and was able to stop the flow of gas by turning the service valve at approximately 11:58 am. After the area was cleared by the fire department, deu crews leak screened the area and pressure tested the service line with no leaks found. Deu then retired the service line to the residence. |
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