Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2021-06-06 — AR
Operator
Black Hills Energy
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
1 injury
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2021-06-06 14:00
Report number
Location
AR, WASHINGTON
Narrative
On june 6 2021 @ 2:00 pm black hills energy was notified of a damaged a/g facility located at 140 main street at the intersection of main street & webber street in west fork ar.Bha operations tech was dispatched @ 2:03 pm and arrived on the scene at 2:32 pm to discover that a vehicle had left the roadway and struck a vacant residential meter loop resulting in ignition of natural gas. The driver was exiting through the vehicle window when the police department arrived and crawled toward the police officer and the officer assisted the driver to a safe location. The driver was transported to washington regional hospital for his injuries. West fork fire department had extinguished the fire prior to the bhea operations tech arrival. Bhea maintenance techs were dispatched to the scene and utilized a squeeze tool to shut off the gas supply below grade & upstream of the effected vacant service riser. A temporary plug was installed on the damaged riser. The vacant riser was retired out of service on june 15 th. 2021.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2021-06-06 14:00:00
Year
2021
Report Received Date
2021-06-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2021.0
Report Number
20210059.0
Supplemental Number
35433.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15359
Name
Black Hills Energy
Operator Street Address
2287 College Road Po Box 2006
Operator City Name
Council Bluffs
Operator State Abbreviation
IA
Operator Postal Code
51502
Local Datetime
2021-06-06 13:30:00
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Street Address
140 Main Street
Location City Name
West Fork
Location County Name
Washington
Location State Abbreviation
AR
Location Postal Code
72774
Location Latitude
35.927711
Location Longitude
-94.185636
Flow Cont Squeeze Off Ind
Yes
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2021-06-07 11:07:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1307059
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1307271
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
56.71
Intentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
0
Num Contr Injuries
0
Num Er Injuries
0
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
1
Injure
1
Ignite Ind
Yes
Ignite Datetime
2021-06-06 13:30:00
How Extinguished
Other
How Extinguished Other Detail
West Fork Fire Department
Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf
56.71
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
1.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2021-06-06 14:00:00
Communication State Fed Ind
No
On Site Datetime
2021-06-06 14:32:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Operator-Controlled 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
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Customer Type
Single Family Residential
Was Efv Installed Before Ind
No
Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind
No
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Anode Less Riser
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Vacant Residential Meter Set Damaged By Vehicle
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
100000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
957.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Other Details
Cost Estimate Was On The West Fork Police Report
Gas Cost In Mcf
3.47
Est Cost Unintentional Release
197.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
0.0
Prpty
101154.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0.0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0.0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0.0
Num Business Building Affctd
0.0
Accident Psig
35.0
Normal Psig
35.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
2019-06-11 00:00:00
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Gas Odorized System Type
Injection Pump
Gas Odorized Lvl Not Msrd Ind
Yes
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
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
Driver Issued Citation Ind
Unknown
Driver In Control Ind
Unknown
Estimated Speed
Unknown
Vehicle Type
Passenger Car
Vehicle Travel From
Roadway
Vehicle Travel Distance Ft
75
Protections Installed Ind
No
Preparer Name
P****** W*****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety Professional
Preparer Email
P*************@b*************.com
Preparer Telephone
(479)601-8392
Local Contact Name
P****** W*****
Local Contact Email
P*************@b*************.com
Local Contact Telephone
(479)601-8392
Authorizer Name
P****** W*****
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Safety Professional
Authorizer Telephone
(479)601-8392
Authorizer Email
P*************@b*************.com
Narrative
O**************@ 2:00 pm black hills energy was notified of a damaged a/g facility located at 140 main street at the intersection of main street & webber street in west fork ar.Bha operations tech was dispatched @ 2:03 pm and arrived on the scene at 2:32 pm to discover that a vehicle had left the roadway and struck a vacant residential meter loop resulting in ignition of natural gas. The driver was exiting through the vehicle window when the police department arrived and crawled toward the police officer and the officer assisted the driver to a safe location. The driver was transported to washington regional hospital for his injuries. West fork fire department had extinguished the fire prior to the bhea operations tech arrival. Bhea maintenance techs were dispatched to the scene and utilized a squeeze tool to shut off the gas supply below grade & upstream of the effected vacant service riser. A temporary plug was installed on the damaged riser. The vacant riser was retired out of service on june 15 th. ****.
| Occurred At | 2021-06-06 14:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2021 |
| Report Received Date | 2021-06-24 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2021.0 |
| Report Number | 20210059.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 35433.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15359 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Black Hills Energy |
| Operator Street Address | 2287 College Road Po Box 2006 |
| Operator City Name | Council Bluffs |
| Operator State Abbreviation | IA |
| Operator Postal Code | 51502 |
| Local Datetime | 2021-06-06 13:30:00 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Street Address | 140 Main Street |
| Location City Name | West Fork |
| Location County Name | Washington |
| Location State Abbreviation | AR |
| Location Postal Code | 72774 |
| Location Latitude | 35.927711 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -94.185636 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Squeeze Off Ind | Yes |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2021-06-07 11:07:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1307059 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1307271 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 56.71 |
| Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 0 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 0 |
| Num Er Injuries | 0 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 1 |
| Injure | 1 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Ignite Datetime | 2021-06-06 13:30:00 |
| How Extinguished | Other |
| How Extinguished Other Detail | West Fork Fire Department |
| Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf | 56.71 |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 1.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2021-06-06 14:00:00 |
| Communication State Fed Ind | No |
| On Site Datetime | 2021-06-06 14:32:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Operator-Controlled 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 | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Customer Type | Single Family Residential |
| Was Efv Installed Before Ind | No |
| Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind | No |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Anode Less Riser |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Vacant Residential Meter Set Damaged By Vehicle |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 100000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 957.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Cost Estimate Was On The West Fork Police Report |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 3.47 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 197.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 101154.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0.0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0.0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0.0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 35.0 |
| Normal Psig | 35.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2019-06-11 00:00:00 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Gas Odorized System Type | Injection Pump |
| Gas Odorized Lvl Not Msrd Ind | Yes |
| 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 | 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 |
| Driver Issued Citation Ind | Unknown |
| Driver In Control Ind | Unknown |
| Estimated Speed | Unknown |
| Vehicle Type | Passenger Car |
| Vehicle Travel From | Roadway |
| Vehicle Travel Distance Ft | 75 |
| Protections Installed Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | P****** W***** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Safety Professional |
| Preparer Email | P*************@b*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | (479)601-8392 |
| Local Contact Name | P****** W***** |
| Local Contact Email | P*************@b*************.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | (479)601-8392 |
| Authorizer Name | P****** W***** |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Safety Professional |
| Authorizer Telephone | (479)601-8392 |
| Authorizer Email | P*************@b*************.com |
| Narrative | O**************@ 2:00 pm black hills energy was notified of a damaged a/g facility located at 140 main street at the intersection of main street & webber street in west fork ar.Bha operations tech was dispatched @ 2:03 pm and arrived on the scene at 2:32 pm to discover that a vehicle had left the roadway and struck a vacant residential meter loop resulting in ignition of natural gas. The driver was exiting through the vehicle window when the police department arrived and crawled toward the police officer and the officer assisted the driver to a safe location. The driver was transported to washington regional hospital for his injuries. West fork fire department had extinguished the fire prior to the bhea operations tech arrival. Bhea maintenance techs were dispatched to the scene and utilized a squeeze tool to shut off the gas supply below grade & upstream of the effected vacant service riser. A temporary plug was installed on the damaged riser. The vacant riser was retired out of service on june 15 th. ****. |
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