Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2019-08-26 — NV
Operator
Nv Energy
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$150
Incident datetime
2019-08-26 11:15
Report number
Location
NV, WASHOE
Narrative
On august 26, 2019 at 11:15 am nv energy (nve) gas dispatch was notified by reno fire dispatch that a recreational vehicle had hit a gas meter set and it was leaking gas. Nve gas dispatch contacted a nve gas serviceman and inspector to respond. Nve personnel on scene were attempting to control the flow of gas when two reno firefighters operated the main circuit breaker on the electric panel that was 36" from the damaged, leaking riser at the gas meter set. This caused a flash ignition of natural gas that burned the two reno firefighters. The two reno firefighters were transported to the hospital where they were treated and released that same day. A short time later, after the first ignition, a second ignition occurred in the attic of the home above the garage causing a fire in the attic space. Nve personnel isolated gas at a main valve, resulting in an outage to 11 customers and stopping the flow of gas to the damaged riser. The service line to the damaged riser was retired at the curb and service was restored to the 10 other affected customers. Nve personnel observation, physical evidence, and testimony by reno fire personnel indicate that the meter set was damaged by the homeowner when he attempted to move his recreational vehicle past the meter set. The recreational vehicle step was not retracted and it contacted the meter set as he was driving forward. The threaded joint between the gas meter valve and the riser was cracked due to this impact. Nve management on scene determined that the property damage to the home would exceed $50,000 for this event. Nve notified the national response center (nrc) on august 26th at 12:47 and was given nrc incident report #1256443. Nv energy provided an update to the nrc on august 28th at 10:09 and was given nrc incident report #1256658.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-08-26 11:15:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2019-09-23 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20190107.0
Supplemental Number
32740.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
18308
Name
Nv Energy
Operator Street Address
P. O. Box 10100
Operator City Name
Reno
Operator State Abbreviation
NV
Operator Postal Code
89520
Local Datetime
2019-08-26 11:10:00
Location Street Address
2879 Barong Ct
Location City Name
Reno
Location County Name
Washoe
Location State Abbreviation
NV
Location Postal Code
89523
Location Latitude
39.543774
Location Longitude
-119.876894
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-08-26 12:47:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1256443
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
5.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
3.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-08-26 11:15:00
On Site Datetime
2019-08-26 11:35:00
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
Service Riser
Installation Year
1994.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Erw
Wt Steel
0.133
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
81000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
150.0
Est Cost Emergency
5000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
20.0
Prpty
86170.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
11.0
Accident Psig
86.0
Normal Psig
86.0
Mop Psig
90.0
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
Yes
Num Employees Tested
3
Num Employees Failed
0
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
S**** B*******
Preparer Title
Sr Gas Compliance Analyst
Preparer Email
S********@n*******.com
Preparer Telephone
(775)834-7278
Preparer Fax
(775)834-7131
Authorizer Name
J** W******
Authorizer Title
Gas Operations And Compliance Manager
Authorizer Telephone
(775)834-7850
Authorizer Email
J*******@n*******.com
Narrative
On august 26, 2019 at 11:15 am nv energy (nve) gas dispatch was notified by reno fire dispatch that a recreational vehicle had hit a gas meter set and it was leaking gas. Nve gas dispatch contacted a nve gas serviceman and inspector to respond. Nve personnel on scene were attempting to control the flow of gas when two reno firefighters operated the main circuit breaker on the electric panel that was 36" from the damaged, leaking riser at the gas meter set. This caused a flash ignition of natural gas that burned the two reno firefighters. The two reno firefighters were transported to the hospital where they were treated and released that same day. A short time later, after the first ignition, a second ignition occurred in the attic of the home above the garage causing a fire in the attic space. Nve personnel isolated gas at a main valve, resulting in an outage to 11 customers and stopping the flow of gas to the damaged riser. The service line to the damaged riser was retired at the curb and service was restored to the 10 other affected customers. Nve personnel observation, physical evidence, and testimony by reno fire personnel indicate that the meter set was damaged by the homeowner when he attempted to move his recreational vehicle past the meter set. The recreational vehicle step was not retracted and it contacted the meter set as he was driving forward. The threaded joint between the gas meter valve and the riser was cracked due to this impact. Nve management on scene determined that the property damage to the home would exceed $50,000 for this event. Nve notified the national response center (nrc) on august 26th at 12:47 and was given nrc incident report #1256443. Nv energy provided an update to the nrc on august 28th at 10:09 and was given nrc incident report #1256658.
| Occurred At | 2019-08-26 11:15:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-09-23 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20190107.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 32740.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 18308 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Nv Energy |
| Operator Street Address | P. O. Box 10100 |
| Operator City Name | Reno |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NV |
| Operator Postal Code | 89520 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-08-26 11:10:00 |
| Location Street Address | 2879 Barong Ct |
| Location City Name | Reno |
| Location County Name | Washoe |
| Location State Abbreviation | NV |
| Location Postal Code | 89523 |
| Location Latitude | 39.543774 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -119.876894 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-08-26 12:47:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1256443 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 5.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 3.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-08-26 11:15:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-08-26 11:35:00 |
| 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 | Service Riser |
| Installation Year | 1994.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Erw |
| Wt Steel | 0.133 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 81000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 150.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 20.0 |
| Prpty | 86170.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 11.0 |
| Accident Psig | 86.0 |
| Normal Psig | 86.0 |
| Mop Psig | 90.0 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Num Employees Tested | 3 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| 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 | S**** B******* |
| Preparer Title | Sr Gas Compliance Analyst |
| Preparer Email | S********@n*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | (775)834-7278 |
| Preparer Fax | (775)834-7131 |
| Authorizer Name | J** W****** |
| Authorizer Title | Gas Operations And Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | (775)834-7850 |
| Authorizer Email | J*******@n*******.com |
| Narrative | On august 26, 2019 at 11:15 am nv energy (nve) gas dispatch was notified by reno fire dispatch that a recreational vehicle had hit a gas meter set and it was leaking gas. Nve gas dispatch contacted a nve gas serviceman and inspector to respond. Nve personnel on scene were attempting to control the flow of gas when two reno firefighters operated the main circuit breaker on the electric panel that was 36" from the damaged, leaking riser at the gas meter set. This caused a flash ignition of natural gas that burned the two reno firefighters. The two reno firefighters were transported to the hospital where they were treated and released that same day. A short time later, after the first ignition, a second ignition occurred in the attic of the home above the garage causing a fire in the attic space. Nve personnel isolated gas at a main valve, resulting in an outage to 11 customers and stopping the flow of gas to the damaged riser. The service line to the damaged riser was retired at the curb and service was restored to the 10 other affected customers. Nve personnel observation, physical evidence, and testimony by reno fire personnel indicate that the meter set was damaged by the homeowner when he attempted to move his recreational vehicle past the meter set. The recreational vehicle step was not retracted and it contacted the meter set as he was driving forward. The threaded joint between the gas meter valve and the riser was cracked due to this impact. Nve management on scene determined that the property damage to the home would exceed $50,000 for this event. Nve notified the national response center (nrc) on august 26th at 12:47 and was given nrc incident report #1256443. Nv energy provided an update to the nrc on august 28th at 10:09 and was given nrc incident report #1256658. |
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