Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2019-12-26 — DC
Operator
Washington Gas Light Co
Cause
Notification Issue
Commodity
—
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$133
Incident datetime
2019-12-26 12:41
Report number
Location
DC, Not Within a County or Parish
Narrative
Paving contractor anderson company, working for the district of columbia used an excavator and hit a 2" plastic service tee. Nrc notification was made due to shut down of navy yard ballpark metro station by dc fire department. The station was monitored by dc fd & wg. No indications of natural gas were found. 48hr follow up nrc # 1267452
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-12-26 12:41:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2020-01-28 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20200013.0
Supplemental Number
33237.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
22182
Name
Washington Gas Light Co
Operator Street Address
1000 Maine Avenue, Sw
Operator City Name
Washington
Operator State Abbreviation
DC
Operator Postal Code
20024
Local Datetime
2019-12-26 12:25:00
Location Street Address
1210 Half St
Location City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Location County Name
Not Within A County Or Parish
Location State Abbreviation
DC
Location Postal Code
20003
Location Latitude
38.876062
Location Longitude
-77.010649
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-12-26 14:47:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1267331
Unintentional Release
91.51
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
15.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-12-26 12:41:00
On Site Datetime
2019-12-26 12:41:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
29.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
2019.0
Pipe Diameter
4.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
11
Material Pe Pipe Code
2708
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
1.2
Puncture Circum
1.2
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
320.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
133.0
Est Cost Emergency
7797.0
Est Cost Other
383.0
Est Cost Other Details
Admin Costs
Est Cost Unintentional Release
239.0
Prpty
8872.0
Commercial Affected
6.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
20.0
Normal Psig
20.0
Mop Psig
25.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
Due to the size of damage area, scada would not of detected the minimum gas loss.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Prior Notification Ind
No
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Public Row Ind
Yes
Public Subtype
City Street
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Milling
One Call Notified Ind
No
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
6.0
Root Cause Category
Notification Issue
Root Cause Type
No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811
Preparer Name
R****** F**********
Preparer Title
Dot Pipeline Supervisor
Preparer Email
R*****************@w******.com
Preparer Telephone
7037506941
Authorizer Name
K********* K*****
Authorizer Title
Director Safety Quality Pipeline Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
7037507710
Authorizer Email
K***************@w******.com
Narrative
Paving contractor anderson company, working for the district of columbia used an excavator and hit a 2" plastic service tee. Nrc notification was made due to shut down of navy yard ballpark metro station by dc fire department. The station was monitored by dc fd & wg. No indications of natural gas were found. 48hr follow up nrc # 1267452
| Occurred At | 2019-12-26 12:41:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2020-01-28 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20200013.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 33237.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 22182 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Washington Gas Light Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1000 Maine Avenue, Sw |
| Operator City Name | Washington |
| Operator State Abbreviation | DC |
| Operator Postal Code | 20024 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-12-26 12:25:00 |
| Location Street Address | 1210 Half St |
| Location City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Location County Name | Not Within A County Or Parish |
| Location State Abbreviation | DC |
| Location Postal Code | 20003 |
| Location Latitude | 38.876062 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -77.010649 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-12-26 14:47:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1267331 NRC Report How to search |
| Unintentional Release | 91.51 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 15.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-12-26 12:41:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-12-26 12:41:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 29.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 2019.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 4.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 11 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 2708 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 1.2 |
| Puncture Circum | 1.2 |
| Class Location Type | Class 4 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 320.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 133.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 7797.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 383.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Admin Costs |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 239.0 |
| Prpty | 8872.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 6.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 20.0 |
| Normal Psig | 20.0 |
| Mop Psig | 25.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | Due to the size of damage area, scada would not of detected the minimum gas loss. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Prior Notification Ind | No |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Public Row Ind | Yes |
| Public Subtype | City Street |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Milling |
| One Call Notified Ind | No |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 6.0 |
| Root Cause Category | Notification Issue |
| Root Cause Type | No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811 |
| Preparer Name | R****** F********** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Pipeline Supervisor |
| Preparer Email | R*****************@w******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7037506941 |
| Authorizer Name | K********* K***** |
| Authorizer Title | Director Safety Quality Pipeline Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7037507710 |
| Authorizer Email | K***************@w******.com |
| Narrative | Paving contractor anderson company, working for the district of columbia used an excavator and hit a 2" plastic service tee. Nrc notification was made due to shut down of navy yard ballpark metro station by dc fire department. The station was monitored by dc fd & wg. No indications of natural gas were found. 48hr follow up nrc # 1267452 |
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