Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2023-07-27 — OH
Operator
Columbia Gas Of Ohio Inc
Cause
Locating Issue
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$279,186
Incident datetime
2023-07-27 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
OH, LICKING
Narrative
On june 26, 2023, a roadway milling contractor damaged an 8" bare steel main that had been improperly located by columbia's second-party locator. The mainline was shut off for safety resulting in an 811-customer outage. The following day, columbia began calculating the cost of restoration to these 811 customers and determined that the cost exceeded the reportable criteria established in 49 cfr part 191.3. Therefore, columbia promptly reported this event when the criteria was met. Please consider this a final report.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2023-07-27 00:00:00
Iyear
2023.0
Report Number
20230039.0
Supplemental Number
38330.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
2596
Name
Columbia Gas Of Ohio Inc
Operator Street Address
290 W Nationwide Blvd
Operator City Name
Columbus
Operator State Abbreviation
OH
Operator Postal Code
43215.0
Time Zone
Eastern
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Street Address
Granville St. And Saratoga Ave.
Location City Name
Newark
Location County Name
Licking
Location State Abbreviation
OH
Location Postal Code
43055.0
Location Latitude
40.066307
Location Longitude
-82.417776
Flow Cont Key Crit Ind
Yes
Nrc Rpt Num
1371435.0
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1371598.0
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
1813.8
Intentional Release
17.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
200.0
Communication State Fed Ind
Yes
Party Initiated Communication
Local/state/federal Emergency Responder
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
7.0
Other Underground Facilities
No
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Pipe Diameter
8.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Wt Steel
2.4
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
6.0
Puncture Circum
2.0
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
279186.0
Est Cost Emergency
2800.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Gas Cost In Mcf
5.04
Est Cost Unintentional Release
9142.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
86.0
Prpty
291214.0
Commercial Affected
18.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
793.0
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0.0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0.0
Num Resident Building Affctd
200.0
Num Business Building Affctd
0.0
Accident Psig
45.0
Normal Psig
45.0
Mop Psig
55.0
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(3)
Maop Established Date
1969-07-11 00:00:00
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Gas Odorized System Type
Odorized By Others
Gas Odorized Lvl Not Msrd Ind
Yes
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Third Party That Caused The Incident
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
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Prior Notification Ind
Yes
One Call System Ind
Yes
Contractor Ind
Yes
State Law Exempt Ind
No
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Private Row Ind
Yes
Private Subtype
Private Easement
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Milling Equipment
Work Performed
Milling
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Center Name
Ohio 811
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
75.0
Root Cause Category
Locating Issue
Root Cause Type
Facility Not Marked Due To Incomplete Marks At Damage Location
Preparer Name
R** R* S****
Preparer Title
Manager Of Operations Compliance- Risk Management
Preparer Email
R******@n*******.com
Preparer Telephone
1-614-460-5491
Local Contact Name
R** R* S****
Local Contact Email
R******@n*******.com
Local Contact Telephone
1-614-460-5491
Authorizer Name
R** R* S****
Authorizer Title
Manager Of Operations Compliance- Risk Management
Authorizer Telephone
1-614-460-5491
Authorizer Email
R******@n*******.com
Narrative
On june 26, 2023, a roadway milling contractor damaged an 8" bare steel main that had been improperly located by columbia's second-party locator. The mainline was shut off for safety resulting in an 811-customer outage. The following day, columbia began calculating the cost of restoration to these 811 customers and determined that the cost exceeded the reportable criteria established in 49 cfr part 191.3. Therefore, columbia promptly reported this event when the criteria was met. Please consider this a final report.
| Report Received Date | 2023-07-27 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2023.0 |
| Report Number | 20230039.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 38330.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 2596 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Columbia Gas Of Ohio Inc |
| Operator Street Address | 290 W Nationwide Blvd |
| Operator City Name | Columbus |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OH |
| Operator Postal Code | 43215.0 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Street Address | Granville St. And Saratoga Ave. |
| Location City Name | Newark |
| Location County Name | Licking |
| Location State Abbreviation | OH |
| Location Postal Code | 43055.0 |
| Location Latitude | 40.066307 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -82.417776 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Key Crit Ind | Yes |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1371435.0 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1371598.0 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 1813.8 |
| Intentional Release | 17.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 200.0 |
| Communication State Fed Ind | Yes |
| Party Initiated Communication | Local/state/federal Emergency Responder |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 7.0 |
| Other Underground Facilities | No |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Pipe Diameter | 8.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Wt Steel | 2.4 |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 6.0 |
| Puncture Circum | 2.0 |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 279186.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2800.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 5.04 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 9142.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 86.0 |
| Prpty | 291214.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 18.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 793.0 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0.0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0.0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 200.0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 45.0 |
| Normal Psig | 45.0 |
| Mop Psig | 55.0 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(3) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1969-07-11 00:00:00 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Gas Odorized System Type | Odorized By Others |
| Gas Odorized Lvl Not Msrd Ind | Yes |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Third Party That Caused The Incident |
| 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 | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Prior Notification Ind | Yes |
| One Call System Ind | Yes |
| Contractor Ind | Yes |
| State Law Exempt Ind | No |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Private Row Ind | Yes |
| Private Subtype | Private Easement |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Milling Equipment |
| Work Performed | Milling |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Center Name | Ohio 811 |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 75.0 |
| Root Cause Category | Locating Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Facility Not Marked Due To Incomplete Marks At Damage Location |
| Preparer Name | R** R* S**** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Of Operations Compliance- Risk Management |
| Preparer Email | R******@n*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 1-614-460-5491 |
| Local Contact Name | R** R* S**** |
| Local Contact Email | R******@n*******.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 1-614-460-5491 |
| Authorizer Name | R** R* S**** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Of Operations Compliance- Risk Management |
| Authorizer Telephone | 1-614-460-5491 |
| Authorizer Email | R******@n*******.com |
| Narrative | On june 26, 2023, a roadway milling contractor damaged an 8" bare steel main that had been improperly located by columbia's second-party locator. The mainline was shut off for safety resulting in an 811-customer outage. The following day, columbia began calculating the cost of restoration to these 811 customers and determined that the cost exceeded the reportable criteria established in 49 cfr part 191.3. Therefore, columbia promptly reported this event when the criteria was met. Please consider this a final report. |
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