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GD incident on 2020-08-02 — CA
Operator
Southern California Gas Co
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$91,770
Incident datetime
2020-08-02 07:26
Report number
Location
CA, LOS ANGELES
Narrative
On 08/02/20, socalgas was notified of water in gas services in the vicinity of 1045 3rd st, santa monica. Crew investigated and centered the leak to be at 324 idaho ave, santa monica. Crews were able to mitigate the issue by isolating a section of the affected main. Investigation discovered edison had an equipment arc on saturday 8/1/20 around 3:00pm. The edison pole is located at the n/e corner of idaho st / 4th st. About 10ft from where the water service & gas main are located. The water service was found to be on top of the 2 inch steel gas main. The arcing incident of the edison equipment likely caused the water service and the gas main to arc on each other. This caused a hole in the water service and gas main at (324 idaho st.) causing water to enter into the gas main. No injuries were reported due to this incident. This was initially reported to the cpuc and DOT due to the release of natural gas and associated damages to exceeding 50,000 dollars. This incident did meet go 112-f reporting criteria due to an under-pressure event. 09-04-20 updated section for depth of pipe and removed ' after 10 in the summary. Added ft after the 10.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2020-08-02 07:26:00
Year
2020
Report Received Date
2020-09-01 00:00:00
Iyear
2020.0
Report Number
20200081.0
Supplemental Number
34237.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
18484
Name
Southern California Gas Co
Operator Street Address
555 West Fifth Street
Operator City Name
Los Angeles
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
90013
Local Datetime
2020-08-02 07:26:00
Location Street Address
324 Idaho Ave
Location City Name
Santa Monica
Location County Name
Los Angeles
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
90403
Location Latitude
34.022791
Location Longitude
-118.503475
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2020-08-02 15:11:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1283494
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
37.61
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2020-08-02 07:26:00
On Site Datetime
2020-08-02 08:15:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
29.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1970.0
Pipe Diameter
2.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
91770.0
Est Cost Emergency
78230.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
226.0
Prpty
170226.0
Commercial Affected
2.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
264.0
Accident Psig
39.0
Normal Psig
39.0
Mop Psig
43.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
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
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Outside Force Type
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Preparer Name
B**** W****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety And Compliance Advisor
Preparer Email
B*****@s******
Preparer Telephone
6199921473
Authorizer Name
B**** W****
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Safety And Compliance Advisor
Authorizer Telephone
6199921473
Authorizer Email
B*****@s***.com
Narrative
On 08/02/20, socalgas was notified of water in gas services in the vicinity of 1045 3rd st, santa monica. Crew investigated and centered the leak to be at 324 idaho ave, santa monica. Crews were able to mitigate the issue by isolating a section of the affected main. Investigation discovered edison had an equipment arc on saturday 8/1/20 around 3:00pm. The edison pole is located at the n/e corner of idaho st / 4th st. About 10ft from where the water service & gas main are located. The water service was found to be on top of the 2 inch steel gas main. The arcing incident of the edison equipment likely caused the water service and the gas main to arc on each other. This caused a hole in the water service and gas main at (324 idaho st.) causing water to enter into the gas main. No injuries were reported due to this incident. This was initially reported to the cpuc and DOT due to the release of natural gas and associated damages to exceeding 50,000 dollars. This incident did meet go 112-f reporting criteria due to an under-pressure event. 09-04-20 updated section for depth of pipe and removed ' after 10 in the summary. Added ft after the 10.
| Occurred At | 2020-08-02 07:26:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Report Received Date | 2020-09-01 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2020.0 |
| Report Number | 20200081.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 34237.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 18484 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Southern California Gas Co |
| Operator Street Address | 555 West Fifth Street |
| Operator City Name | Los Angeles |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 90013 |
| Local Datetime | 2020-08-02 07:26:00 |
| Location Street Address | 324 Idaho Ave |
| Location City Name | Santa Monica |
| Location County Name | Los Angeles |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 90403 |
| Location Latitude | 34.022791 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -118.503475 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2020-08-02 15:11:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1283494 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 37.61 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2020-08-02 07:26:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2020-08-02 08:15:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 29.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1970.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 2.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 91770.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 78230.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 226.0 |
| Prpty | 170226.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 2.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 264.0 |
| Accident Psig | 39.0 |
| Normal Psig | 39.0 |
| Mop Psig | 43.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| 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 | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Outside Force Type | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Preparer Name | B**** W**** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Safety And Compliance Advisor |
| Preparer Email | B*****@s****** |
| Preparer Telephone | 6199921473 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** W**** |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Safety And Compliance Advisor |
| Authorizer Telephone | 6199921473 |
| Authorizer Email | B*****@s***.com |
| Narrative | On 08/02/20, socalgas was notified of water in gas services in the vicinity of 1045 3rd st, santa monica. Crew investigated and centered the leak to be at 324 idaho ave, santa monica. Crews were able to mitigate the issue by isolating a section of the affected main. Investigation discovered edison had an equipment arc on saturday 8/1/20 around 3:00pm. The edison pole is located at the n/e corner of idaho st / 4th st. About 10ft from where the water service & gas main are located. The water service was found to be on top of the 2 inch steel gas main. The arcing incident of the edison equipment likely caused the water service and the gas main to arc on each other. This caused a hole in the water service and gas main at (324 idaho st.) causing water to enter into the gas main. No injuries were reported due to this incident. This was initially reported to the cpuc and DOT due to the release of natural gas and associated damages to exceeding 50,000 dollars. This incident did meet go 112-f reporting criteria due to an under-pressure event. 09-04-20 updated section for depth of pipe and removed ' after 10 in the summary. Added ft after the 10. |
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