Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2022-03-03 — WA
Operator
Avista Corp
Cause
Miscellaneous Root Causes
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,000
Incident datetime
2022-03-03 18:08
Report number
Location
WA, SPOKANE
Narrative
brian.schultz@avistacorp.com
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2022-03-03 18:08:00
Year
2022
Report Received Date
2022-04-08 00:00:00
Iyear
2022.0
Report Number
20220029.0
Supplemental Number
36565.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
31232
Name
Avista Corp
Operator Street Address
1411 East Mission (Po Box 3727, 99220-3727)
Operator City Name
Spokane
Operator State Abbreviation
WA
Operator Postal Code
99202
Local Datetime
2022-03-09 16:22:00
Time Zone
Pacific
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Street Address
3817 N Crestline St
Location City Name
Spokane
Location County Name
Spokane
Location State Abbreviation
WA
Location Postal Code
99207
Location Latitude
47.692845
Location Longitude
-117.379074
Flow Cont Key Crit Ind
Yes
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2022-03-09 16:37:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1330648
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1330830
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
45.0
Intentional Release
22.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
2.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2022-03-03 18:08:00
Communication State Fed Ind
No
On Site Datetime
2022-03-03 19:03:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
34.0
Other Underground Facilities
Yes
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1956.0
Pipe Diameter
12.0
Pipe Specification
Api 5l
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Longitudinal Erw - Unknown Frequency
Wt Steel
0.25
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2000.0
Est Cost Emergency
177000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Gas Cost In Mcf
4.63
Est Cost Unintentional Release
208.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
102.0
Prpty
179310.0
Commercial Affected
41.0
Industrial Affected
1.0
Residences Affected
1127.0
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0.0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0.0
Num Resident Building Affctd
1127.0
Num Business Building Affctd
42.0
Accident Psig
55.0
Normal Psig
55.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(C)
Maop Established Date
1956-06-15 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
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
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
The incident was caused by a pipe leak that required a system outage to repair
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity
Ex Party Type
Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity
Ex Hydrotest Leak Survey Date
2018-08-15 00:00:00
Ex Hydrotest Conducted Ind
No
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Public Row Ind
Yes
Public Subtype
City Street
Excavator Type
Unknown/other
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Unknown/other
One Call Notified Ind
No
Locator Type
Unknown/other
Visible Marks
Unknown/other
Service Interruption
Unknown/other
Root Cause Category
Miscellaneous Root Causes
Root Cause Type
Previous Damage
Preparer Name
J***** F***
Preparer Title
Sr. Gas Engineer
Preparer Email
J********@a*********.com
Preparer Telephone
509-495-2656
Local Contact Name
T** H******
Local Contact Email
T**********@a*********.com
Local Contact Telephone
509-495-2784
Authorizer Name
B**** S******
Authorizer Title
Manager - Nat. Gas Compliance And Integrity
Authorizer Telephone
509-495-2162
Narrative
b************@a*********.com
| Occurred At | 2022-03-03 18:08:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2022 |
| Report Received Date | 2022-04-08 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2022.0 |
| Report Number | 20220029.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 36565.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 31232 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Avista Corp |
| Operator Street Address | 1411 East Mission (Po Box 3727, 99220-3727) |
| Operator City Name | Spokane |
| Operator State Abbreviation | WA |
| Operator Postal Code | 99202 |
| Local Datetime | 2022-03-09 16:22:00 |
| Time Zone | Pacific |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Street Address | 3817 N Crestline St |
| Location City Name | Spokane |
| Location County Name | Spokane |
| Location State Abbreviation | WA |
| Location Postal Code | 99207 |
| Location Latitude | 47.692845 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -117.379074 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Key Crit Ind | Yes |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2022-03-09 16:37:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1330648 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1330830 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 45.0 |
| Intentional Release | 22.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 2.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2022-03-03 18:08:00 |
| Communication State Fed Ind | No |
| On Site Datetime | 2022-03-03 19:03:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 34.0 |
| Other Underground Facilities | Yes |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1956.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 12.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Api 5l |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Longitudinal Erw - Unknown Frequency |
| Wt Steel | 0.25 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 177000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 4.63 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 208.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 102.0 |
| Prpty | 179310.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 41.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 1.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1127.0 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0.0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0.0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 1127.0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 42.0 |
| Accident Psig | 55.0 |
| Normal Psig | 55.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(C) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1956-06-15 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 | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| 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 | The incident was caused by a pipe leak that required a system outage to repair |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity |
| Ex Party Type | Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity |
| Ex Hydrotest Leak Survey Date | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 |
| Ex Hydrotest Conducted Ind | No |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Public Row Ind | Yes |
| Public Subtype | City Street |
| Excavator Type | Unknown/other |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Unknown/other |
| One Call Notified Ind | No |
| Locator Type | Unknown/other |
| Visible Marks | Unknown/other |
| Service Interruption | Unknown/other |
| Root Cause Category | Miscellaneous Root Causes |
| Root Cause Type | Previous Damage |
| Preparer Name | J***** F*** |
| Preparer Title | Sr. Gas Engineer |
| Preparer Email | J********@a*********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 509-495-2656 |
| Local Contact Name | T** H****** |
| Local Contact Email | T**********@a*********.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 509-495-2784 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** S****** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager - Nat. Gas Compliance And Integrity |
| Authorizer Telephone | 509-495-2162 |
| Narrative | b************@a*********.com |
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