Incident details
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GD incident on 2023-12-19 — OH
Operator
Dominion Energy Ohio
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
1 fatality
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,000
Incident datetime
2023-12-19 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
OH, CUYAHOGA
Narrative
In the minutes immediately preceding approximately 20:00 on sunday, november 19th, an out-of-control vehicle struck the front wall of an apartment building at address 3401/3405 e 139th street in cleveland, oh (the apartment building had two mailing addresses). The vehicle then attempted to flee the scene and struck the neighboring home (3421 e 139th street). The driver/occupants of the vehicle fled the scene. Residents of the buildings that had been struck by the vehicle called 911, and the cleveland fire department and cleveland police department responded. When the fire department arrived at the scene, they witnessed an explosion at the apartment building at 3401/3405 e 139th street that completely destroyed one quarter of the building. The fire department then called deo dispatch to assist with shutting off the gas. Deo employees responded and arrived at the scene at 20:07 and shut the gas off and performed a fire investigation and shut off gas to the second home (3421 e 139th street) that had been struck by the vehicle as a precaution. Deo pipeline safety was notified at 21:50 and the incident was reported to PHMSA and the puco. During the police and fire investigation the following morning (monday, november 20th) the fire department recovered one fatality from the debris who matched the description of a resident reported missing by family members. Two fd personnel were treated at the hospital due to injuries sustained while responding to the emergency, and one resident was recovered alive from the debris who refused treatment at the scene in the minutes immediately after the initial explosion. Deo personnel participated in the recovery of metering equipment from the structure, testing of service line, and testing of odorization. All tests showed jurisdictional facilities were in compliance. Gas service was restored to 3421 e 139th street on november 20th after investigation showed that the vehicle impact did not compromise any gas facilities. Due to extensive damage, no data was able to be recovered from the meters at 3401/3405 e 139th street. Based on the location of the indoor meter/manifold and vehicle tracks and other evidence at the scene, it is apparent that the vehicle collided directly with the exterior building wall opposite the indoor meter manifold. It is more than likely that the collision caused a rupture and leak in some combination of operator equipment and houseline piping leading to a leak. Due to the subsequent explosion and damage to the building, metering equipment, and houseline, the exact failure locations of the equipment and source of ignition is unknown. 1/18/2024: finalizing report. No new information available. No suspect or charges announced for driver of vehicle that initiated event.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2023-12-19 00:00:00
Iyear
2023.0
Report Number
20230078.0
Supplemental Number
39090.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
4060
Name
Dominion Energy Ohio
Operator Street Address
1201 East 55th Street
Operator City Name
Cleveland
Operator State Abbreviation
OH
Operator Postal Code
44103.0
Time Zone
Eastern
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Street Address
3405 E 139th Street
Location City Name
Cleveland
Location County Name
Cuyahoga
Location State Abbreviation
OH
Location Postal Code
44120.0
Location Latitude
41.46642106
Location Longitude
-81.58568484
Flow Cont Service Valve Ind
Yes
Nrc Rpt Num
1384728.0
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1384755.0
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
27.0
Intentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
Yes
Num Emp Fatalities
0
Num Contr Fatalities
0
Num Er Fatalities
0
Num Worker Fatalities
0
Num Gp Fatalities
1
Fatal
1
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
How Extinguished
Local/state/federal Emergency Responder
Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf
27
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
4.0
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Inside Meter/regulator Set
Customer Type
Multi-Family Residential
Was Efv Installed Before Ind
No
Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind
Yes
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Meter And Meter Manifolds
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Out Of Control Vehicle Struck Outside Wall Of Building Directly Opposite Indoor Meter Manifold, Causing Unknown Scope Of Damage To Metering Equipment And Houseline That Began To Leak.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
119600.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2000.0
Est Cost Emergency
5000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Gas Cost In Mcf
3.445
Est Cost Unintentional Release
93.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
0.0
Prpty
126693.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
2.0
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
2.0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0.0
Num Resident Building Affctd
2.0
Num Business Building Affctd
0.0
Accident Psig
0.28
Normal Psig
0.28
Mop Psig
1.0
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(4)
Maop Established Date
1970-11-12 00:00:00
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Gas Odorized System Type
Combination Of Odorization Types
Gas Odorized Level
0.3
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 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
50
Protections Installed Ind
Yes
Protection Ingress Regress Ind
Yes
Protection Other Ind
Yes
Protection Other Detail
Low Pressure Meter Manifold Was Located Inside Of Structure..
Preparer Name
D***** E****
Preparer Title
Supervisor Pipeline Compliance
Preparer Email
D*************@d*************.com
Preparer Telephone
13305715796
Local Contact Name
D***** E****
Local Contact Email
D*************@d*************.com
Local Contact Telephone
13305715796
Authorizer Name
D***** E****
Authorizer Title
Supervisor Pipeline Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
13305715796
Authorizer Email
D*************@d*************.com
Narrative
In the minutes immediately preceding approximately 20:00 on sunday, november 19th, an out-of-control vehicle struck the front wall of an apartment building at address 3401/3405 e 139th street in cleveland, oh (the apartment building had two mailing addresses). The vehicle then attempted to flee the scene and struck the neighboring home (3421 e 139th street). The driver/occupants of the vehicle fled the scene. Residents of the buildings that had been struck by the vehicle called 911, and the cleveland fire department and cleveland police department responded. When the fire department arrived at the scene, they witnessed an explosion at the apartment building at 3401/3405 e 139th street that completely destroyed one quarter of the building. The fire department then called deo dispatch to assist with shutting off the gas. Deo employees responded and arrived at the scene at 20:07 and shut the gas off and performed a fire investigation and shut off gas to the second home (3421 e 139th street) that had been struck by the vehicle as a precaution. Deo pipeline safety was notified at 21:50 and the incident was reported to PHMSA and the puco. During the police and fire investigation the following morning (monday, november 20th) the fire department recovered one fatality from the debris who matched the description of a resident reported missing by family members. Two fd personnel were treated at the hospital due to injuries sustained while responding to the emergency, and one resident was recovered alive from the debris who refused treatment at the scene in the minutes immediately after the initial explosion. Deo personnel participated in the recovery of metering equipment from the structure, testing of service line, and testing of odorization. All tests showed jurisdictional facilities were in compliance. Gas service was restored to 3421 e 139th street on november 20th after investigation showed that the vehicle impact did not compromise any gas facilities. Due to extensive damage, no data was able to be recovered from the meters at 3401/3405 e 139th street. Based on the location of the indoor meter/manifold and vehicle tracks and other evidence at the scene, it is apparent that the vehicle collided directly with the exterior building wall opposite the indoor meter manifold. It is more than likely that the collision caused a rupture and leak in some combination of operator equipment and houseline piping leading to a leak. Due to the subsequent explosion and damage to the building, metering equipment, and houseline, the exact failure locations of the equipment and source of ignition is unknown. 1/18/2024: finalizing report. No new information available. No suspect or charges announced for driver of vehicle that initiated event.
| Report Received Date | 2023-12-19 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2023.0 |
| Report Number | 20230078.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 39090.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 4060 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Dominion Energy Ohio |
| Operator Street Address | 1201 East 55th Street |
| Operator City Name | Cleveland |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OH |
| Operator Postal Code | 44103.0 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Street Address | 3405 E 139th Street |
| Location City Name | Cleveland |
| Location County Name | Cuyahoga |
| Location State Abbreviation | OH |
| Location Postal Code | 44120.0 |
| Location Latitude | 41.46642106 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -81.58568484 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Service Valve Ind | Yes |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1384728.0 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1384755.0 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 27.0 |
| Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Contr Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Er Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Worker Fatalities | 0 |
| Num Gp Fatalities | 1 |
| Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| How Extinguished | Local/state/federal Emergency Responder |
| Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf | 27 |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 4.0 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Inside Meter/regulator Set |
| Customer Type | Multi-Family Residential |
| Was Efv Installed Before Ind | No |
| Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind | Yes |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Meter And Meter Manifolds |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Out Of Control Vehicle Struck Outside Wall Of Building Directly Opposite Indoor Meter Manifold, Causing Unknown Scope Of Damage To Metering Equipment And Houseline That Began To Leak. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 119600.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 3.445 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 93.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 126693.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 2.0 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 2.0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0.0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 2.0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 0.28 |
| Normal Psig | 0.28 |
| Mop Psig | 1.0 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(4) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1970-11-12 00:00:00 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Gas Odorized System Type | Combination Of Odorization Types |
| Gas Odorized Level | 0.3 |
| 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 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 | 50 |
| Protections Installed Ind | Yes |
| Protection Ingress Regress Ind | Yes |
| Protection Other Ind | Yes |
| Protection Other Detail | Low Pressure Meter Manifold Was Located Inside Of Structure.. |
| Preparer Name | D***** E**** |
| Preparer Title | Supervisor Pipeline Compliance |
| Preparer Email | D*************@d*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 13305715796 |
| Local Contact Name | D***** E**** |
| Local Contact Email | D*************@d*************.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 13305715796 |
| Authorizer Name | D***** E**** |
| Authorizer Title | Supervisor Pipeline Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 13305715796 |
| Authorizer Email | D*************@d*************.com |
| Narrative | In the minutes immediately preceding approximately 20:00 on sunday, november 19th, an out-of-control vehicle struck the front wall of an apartment building at address 3401/3405 e 139th street in cleveland, oh (the apartment building had two mailing addresses). The vehicle then attempted to flee the scene and struck the neighboring home (3421 e 139th street). The driver/occupants of the vehicle fled the scene. Residents of the buildings that had been struck by the vehicle called 911, and the cleveland fire department and cleveland police department responded. When the fire department arrived at the scene, they witnessed an explosion at the apartment building at 3401/3405 e 139th street that completely destroyed one quarter of the building. The fire department then called deo dispatch to assist with shutting off the gas. Deo employees responded and arrived at the scene at 20:07 and shut the gas off and performed a fire investigation and shut off gas to the second home (3421 e 139th street) that had been struck by the vehicle as a precaution. Deo pipeline safety was notified at 21:50 and the incident was reported to PHMSA and the puco. During the police and fire investigation the following morning (monday, november 20th) the fire department recovered one fatality from the debris who matched the description of a resident reported missing by family members. Two fd personnel were treated at the hospital due to injuries sustained while responding to the emergency, and one resident was recovered alive from the debris who refused treatment at the scene in the minutes immediately after the initial explosion. Deo personnel participated in the recovery of metering equipment from the structure, testing of service line, and testing of odorization. All tests showed jurisdictional facilities were in compliance. Gas service was restored to 3421 e 139th street on november 20th after investigation showed that the vehicle impact did not compromise any gas facilities. Due to extensive damage, no data was able to be recovered from the meters at 3401/3405 e 139th street. Based on the location of the indoor meter/manifold and vehicle tracks and other evidence at the scene, it is apparent that the vehicle collided directly with the exterior building wall opposite the indoor meter manifold. It is more than likely that the collision caused a rupture and leak in some combination of operator equipment and houseline piping leading to a leak. Due to the subsequent explosion and damage to the building, metering equipment, and houseline, the exact failure locations of the equipment and source of ignition is unknown. 1/18/2024: finalizing report. No new information available. No suspect or charges announced for driver of vehicle that initiated event. |
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