Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2022-11-24 — CO
Operator
Atmos Energy Corporation - Colorado/kansas
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,100
Incident datetime
2022-11-24 18:02
Report number
Location
CO, WELD
Narrative
Driver lost control of vehicle on roadway behind 1621 san juan circle in evans, colorado. Vehicle went off the road through a private fence and hit an atmos gas meter and a house. The house, the meter, and the vehicle caught fire. The driver fled the scene. The evans fire department responded, pulled the vehicle away from the house, put out the fire, and shut off the gas riser valve to stop the release of gas. Three homes and four people were evacuated during the initial investigation. Atmos determined that there was no damage to underground piping.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2022-11-24 18:02:00
Year
2022
Report Received Date
2022-12-22 00:00:00
Iyear
2022.0
Report Number
20220080.0
Supplemental Number
37509.0
Report Type
Original
Operator Id
6720
Name
Atmos Energy Corporation - Colorado/kansas
Operator Street Address
5430 Lbj Freeway Suite 1800
Operator City Name
Dallas
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
75240
Local Datetime
2022-11-24 18:02:00
Time Zone
Mountain
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Street Address
1621 San Juan Circle
Location City Name
Evans
Location County Name
Weld
Location State Abbreviation
CO
Location Postal Code
80620
Location Latitude
40.37722
Location Longitude
-104.70558
Flow Cont Meter Reg Ind
Yes
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2022-11-24 18:45:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1353337
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
5.61
Intentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Ignite Datetime
2022-11-24 18:00:00
How Extinguished
Local/state/federal Emergency Responder
Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf
4.98
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
4.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2022-11-24 18:02:00
On Site Datetime
2022-11-24 18:23:00
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
Service Riser
Installation Year
1995.0
Customer Type
Single Family Residential
Was Efv Installed Before Ind
No
Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind
No
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Steel Nipple
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Vehicle Hit
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
90000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2100.0
Est Cost Emergency
1400.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Gas Cost In Mcf
10.97
Est Cost Unintentional Release
62.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
0.0
Prpty
93562.0
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
3.0
Num Business Building Affctd
0.0
Accident Psig
18.0
Normal Psig
18.0
Mop Psig
20.0
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
1995-05-25 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
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
V**** M S*****
Preparer Title
Compliance
Preparer Email
V***********@a**********.com
Preparer Telephone
8163944940
Local Contact Name
K***** R***
Local Contact Email
K**********@a**********.com
Local Contact Telephone
9705390057
Authorizer Name
D****** L S*****
Authorizer Title
Manager Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
8168630951
Authorizer Email
D**********@a**********.com
Narrative
Driver lost control of vehicle on roadway behind 1621 san juan circle in evans, colorado. Vehicle went off the road through a private fence and hit an atmos gas meter and a house. The house, the meter, and the vehicle caught fire. The driver fled the scene. The evans fire department responded, pulled the vehicle away from the house, put out the fire, and shut off the gas riser valve to stop the release of gas. Three homes and four people were evacuated during the initial investigation. Atmos determined that there was no damage to underground piping.
| Occurred At | 2022-11-24 18:02:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2022 |
| Report Received Date | 2022-12-22 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2022.0 |
| Report Number | 20220080.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 37509.0 |
| Report Type | Original |
| Operator Id | 6720 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Atmos Energy Corporation - Colorado/kansas |
| Operator Street Address | 5430 Lbj Freeway Suite 1800 |
| Operator City Name | Dallas |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 75240 |
| Local Datetime | 2022-11-24 18:02:00 |
| Time Zone | Mountain |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Street Address | 1621 San Juan Circle |
| Location City Name | Evans |
| Location County Name | Weld |
| Location State Abbreviation | CO |
| Location Postal Code | 80620 |
| Location Latitude | 40.37722 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -104.70558 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Meter Reg Ind | Yes |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2022-11-24 18:45:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1353337 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 5.61 |
| Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Ignite Datetime | 2022-11-24 18:00:00 |
| How Extinguished | Local/state/federal Emergency Responder |
| Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf | 4.98 |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 4.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2022-11-24 18:02:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2022-11-24 18:23:00 |
| 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 | Service Riser |
| Installation Year | 1995.0 |
| Customer Type | Single Family Residential |
| Was Efv Installed Before Ind | No |
| Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind | No |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Steel Nipple |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Vehicle Hit |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 90000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2100.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1400.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 10.97 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 62.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 93562.0 |
| 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 | 3.0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 18.0 |
| Normal Psig | 18.0 |
| Mop Psig | 20.0 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1995-05-25 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 | 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 | V**** M S***** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance |
| Preparer Email | V***********@a**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 8163944940 |
| Local Contact Name | K***** R*** |
| Local Contact Email | K**********@a**********.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 9705390057 |
| Authorizer Name | D****** L S***** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 8168630951 |
| Authorizer Email | D**********@a**********.com |
| Narrative | Driver lost control of vehicle on roadway behind 1621 san juan circle in evans, colorado. Vehicle went off the road through a private fence and hit an atmos gas meter and a house. The house, the meter, and the vehicle caught fire. The driver fled the scene. The evans fire department responded, pulled the vehicle away from the house, put out the fire, and shut off the gas riser valve to stop the release of gas. Three homes and four people were evacuated during the initial investigation. Atmos determined that there was no damage to underground piping. |
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