Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2019-05-29 — OH
Operator
Dominion Energy Ohio
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,000
Incident datetime
2019-05-29 15:11
Report number
Location
OH, SUMMIT
Narrative
On may 23, 2019, at approximately 3pm a fire occurred at 1230 hunters lake drive, cuyahoga falls, oh 44221. This fire resulted in damage to several apartments at the property and an estimated $100,000 in property damage. The fire was caused by a release of natural gas on houseline piping downstream of the outside meter setting. The release of gas resulted from a dominion energy ohio gas meter being struck by a riding mower. Force from this impact resulted in damage to the houseline piping located within the building and the resulting gas leak caused the fire. Dominion energy ohio would note that this was an unusual situation in that the company was not called into the original situation by the fire department, and thus did not gain firsthand awareness of either the upstream damage or the cause of the downstream release, but was only apprised of the situation and conclusions secondhand and after the fact by the puco on may 29, 2019. Dominion energy ohio did not initially agree that this event met the definition of a reportable incident. On august 6, 2019, the puco issued a letter of non-compliance stating this event is a reportable incident by definition and PHMSA interpretation. As part of correcting this reporting issue identified by the puco, and in response to the non-compliance letter, this incident report is being filed.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-05-29 15:11:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2019-09-05 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20190098.0
Supplemental Number
32743.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
4060
Name
Dominion Energy Ohio
Operator Street Address
1201 East 55th Street
Operator City Name
Cleveland
Operator State Abbreviation
OH
Operator Postal Code
44103
Local Datetime
2019-05-23 15:00:00
Location Street Address
1230 Hunters Lake Drive
Location City Name
Cuyahoga Falls
Location County Name
Summit
Location State Abbreviation
OH
Location Postal Code
44221
Location Latitude
41.11904
Location Longitude
-81.45703
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Required But Not Made
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
1.6
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-05-29 15:11:00
On Site Datetime
2019-05-29 15:11:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
2002.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
100000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1000.0
Est Cost Emergency
0.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
31.0
Prpty
101031.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
40.0
Normal Psig
40.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Other
Accident Details
Notification From Puco Gas Pipeline Safety Inspector
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
J****** B*******
Preparer Title
Technical Consultant
Preparer Email
J*****************@d*************.com
Preparer Telephone
3307545524
Authorizer Name
T**** G******
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Safety Manager
Authorizer Telephone
3303514326
Authorizer Email
T**************@d*************.com
Narrative
On may 23, 2019, at approximately 3pm a fire occurred at 1230 hunters lake drive, cuyahoga falls, oh 44221. This fire resulted in damage to several apartments at the property and an estimated $100,000 in property damage. The fire was caused by a release of natural gas on houseline piping downstream of the outside meter setting. The release of gas resulted from a dominion energy ohio gas meter being struck by a riding mower. Force from this impact resulted in damage to the houseline piping located within the building and the resulting gas leak caused the fire. Dominion energy ohio would note that this was an unusual situation in that the company was not called into the original situation by the fire department, and thus did not gain firsthand awareness of either the upstream damage or the cause of the downstream release, but was only apprised of the situation and conclusions secondhand and after the fact by the puco on may 29, 2019. Dominion energy ohio did not initially agree that this event met the definition of a reportable incident. On august 6, 2019, the puco issued a letter of non-compliance stating this event is a reportable incident by definition and PHMSA interpretation. As part of correcting this reporting issue identified by the puco, and in response to the non-compliance letter, this incident report is being filed.
| Occurred At | 2019-05-29 15:11:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-09-05 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20190098.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 32743.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 4060 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Dominion Energy Ohio |
| Operator Street Address | 1201 East 55th Street |
| Operator City Name | Cleveland |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OH |
| Operator Postal Code | 44103 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-05-23 15:00:00 |
| Location Street Address | 1230 Hunters Lake Drive |
| Location City Name | Cuyahoga Falls |
| Location County Name | Summit |
| Location State Abbreviation | OH |
| Location Postal Code | 44221 |
| Location Latitude | 41.11904 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -81.45703 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Required But Not Made NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 1.6 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-05-29 15:11:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-05-29 15:11:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 2002.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 100000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 31.0 |
| Prpty | 101031.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 40.0 |
| Normal Psig | 40.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Other |
| Accident Details | Notification From Puco Gas Pipeline Safety Inspector |
| 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 | J****** B******* |
| Preparer Title | Technical Consultant |
| Preparer Email | J*****************@d*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 3307545524 |
| Authorizer Name | T**** G****** |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Safety Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 3303514326 |
| Authorizer Email | T**************@d*************.com |
| Narrative | On may 23, 2019, at approximately 3pm a fire occurred at 1230 hunters lake drive, cuyahoga falls, oh 44221. This fire resulted in damage to several apartments at the property and an estimated $100,000 in property damage. The fire was caused by a release of natural gas on houseline piping downstream of the outside meter setting. The release of gas resulted from a dominion energy ohio gas meter being struck by a riding mower. Force from this impact resulted in damage to the houseline piping located within the building and the resulting gas leak caused the fire. Dominion energy ohio would note that this was an unusual situation in that the company was not called into the original situation by the fire department, and thus did not gain firsthand awareness of either the upstream damage or the cause of the downstream release, but was only apprised of the situation and conclusions secondhand and after the fact by the puco on may 29, 2019. Dominion energy ohio did not initially agree that this event met the definition of a reportable incident. On august 6, 2019, the puco issued a letter of non-compliance stating this event is a reportable incident by definition and PHMSA interpretation. As part of correcting this reporting issue identified by the puco, and in response to the non-compliance letter, this incident report is being filed. |
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