Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2022-10-17 — MI
Operator
Semco Energy Gas Company
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$990
Incident datetime
2022-10-17 07:57
Report number
Location
MI, CASS COUNTY
Narrative
On 17 oct 2022 at approximately 07:57, semco was notified by the cass co central dispatch that there was a structure fire at the referenced address. Upon arriving at 8:15 am, the semco technician checked with the howard twp. Fire chief whom informed him that the vehicle had struck another vehicle in the road, veered off the road, traveled thru the yard, striking the gas meter set which then ignited, causing the structure fire. The gas was secured at 8:33 am and the fire department distinguished the fire.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2022-10-17 07:57:00
Year
2022
Report Received Date
2022-11-16 00:00:00
Iyear
2022.0
Report Number
20220073.0
Supplemental Number
38489.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
18472
Name
Semco Energy Gas Company
Operator Street Address
1411 Third Street
Operator City Name
Port Huron
Operator State Abbreviation
MI
Operator Postal Code
48060
Local Datetime
2022-10-17 11:06:00
Time Zone
Eastern
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Street Address
1372 Barron Lake Road
Location City Name
Niles
Location County Name
Cass County
Location State Abbreviation
MI
Location Postal Code
49120
Location Latitude
41.8533
Location Longitude
-86.17699
Flow Cont Squeeze Off Ind
Yes
Flow Cont Other Ind
Yes
Flow Cont Other Detail
Retired Service Line.
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2022-10-17 11:06:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1350127
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1350718
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
7.04
Intentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Ignite Datetime
2022-10-17 07:57:00
How Extinguished
Local/state/federal Emergency Responder
Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf
7.04
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
1.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2022-10-17 07:57:00
On Site Datetime
2022-10-17 08:15:00
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
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
1997.0
Manufactured Year
1997.0
Customer Type
Single Family Residential
Was Efv Installed Before Ind
No
Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind
No
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Gas Meter
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Car Impact Dislodged Meter From Meter Bar And Piping.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
200000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
990.0
Est Cost Emergency
2240.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Gas Cost In Mcf
8.94
Est Cost Unintentional Release
63.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
0.0
Prpty
203293.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0.0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0.0
Num Resident Building Affctd
1.0
Num Business Building Affctd
0.0
Accident Psig
55.0
Normal Psig
55.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
1962-01-01 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 Emergency Responder
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
Yes
Citation Dui Ind
Yes
Driver In Control Ind
No
Estimated Speed
Unknown
Vehicle Type
Small Truck
Vehicle Travel From
Roadway
Vehicle Travel Distance Ft
47
Protections Installed Ind
No
Preparer Name
J******* P***
Preparer Title
Supervisor Of Codes And Standards
Preparer Email
J************@s**********.com
Preparer Telephone
8102422381
Local Contact Name
J*** O*******
Local Contact Email
J***********@s**********.com
Local Contact Telephone
269-506-3222
Authorizer Name
P*** L***
Authorizer Title
Director Of Operations Support
Authorizer Telephone
8106503774
Authorizer Email
P********@s**********.com
Narrative
On 17 oct 2022 at approximately 07:57, semco was notified by the cass co central dispatch that there was a structure fire at the referenced address. Upon arriving at 8:15 am, the semco technician checked with the howard twp. Fire chief whom informed him that the vehicle had struck another vehicle in the road, veered off the road, traveled thru the yard, striking the gas meter set which then ignited, causing the structure fire. The gas was secured at 8:33 am and the fire department distinguished the fire.
| Occurred At | 2022-10-17 07:57:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2022 |
| Report Received Date | 2022-11-16 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2022.0 |
| Report Number | 20220073.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 38489.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 18472 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Semco Energy Gas Company |
| Operator Street Address | 1411 Third Street |
| Operator City Name | Port Huron |
| Operator State Abbreviation | MI |
| Operator Postal Code | 48060 |
| Local Datetime | 2022-10-17 11:06:00 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Street Address | 1372 Barron Lake Road |
| Location City Name | Niles |
| Location County Name | Cass County |
| Location State Abbreviation | MI |
| Location Postal Code | 49120 |
| Location Latitude | 41.8533 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -86.17699 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Squeeze Off Ind | Yes |
| Flow Cont Other Ind | Yes |
| Flow Cont Other Detail | Retired Service Line. |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2022-10-17 11:06:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1350127 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1350718 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 7.04 |
| Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Ignite Datetime | 2022-10-17 07:57:00 |
| How Extinguished | Local/state/federal Emergency Responder |
| Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf | 7.04 |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 1.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2022-10-17 07:57:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2022-10-17 08:15:00 |
| 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 | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 1997.0 |
| Manufactured Year | 1997.0 |
| Customer Type | Single Family Residential |
| Was Efv Installed Before Ind | No |
| Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind | No |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Gas Meter |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Car Impact Dislodged Meter From Meter Bar And Piping. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 200000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 990.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2240.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 8.94 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 63.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 203293.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0.0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0.0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 1.0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 55.0 |
| Normal Psig | 55.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1962-01-01 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 Emergency Responder |
| 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 | Yes |
| Citation Dui Ind | Yes |
| Driver In Control Ind | No |
| Estimated Speed | Unknown |
| Vehicle Type | Small Truck |
| Vehicle Travel From | Roadway |
| Vehicle Travel Distance Ft | 47 |
| Protections Installed Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | J******* P*** |
| Preparer Title | Supervisor Of Codes And Standards |
| Preparer Email | J************@s**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 8102422381 |
| Local Contact Name | J*** O******* |
| Local Contact Email | J***********@s**********.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 269-506-3222 |
| Authorizer Name | P*** L*** |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Operations Support |
| Authorizer Telephone | 8106503774 |
| Authorizer Email | P********@s**********.com |
| Narrative | On 17 oct 2022 at approximately 07:57, semco was notified by the cass co central dispatch that there was a structure fire at the referenced address. Upon arriving at 8:15 am, the semco technician checked with the howard twp. Fire chief whom informed him that the vehicle had struck another vehicle in the road, veered off the road, traveled thru the yard, striking the gas meter set which then ignited, causing the structure fire. The gas was secured at 8:33 am and the fire department distinguished the fire. |
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