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GD incident on 2024-12-06 — UT
Operator
Enbridge Gas Utah/ Wyoming/idaho
Cause
Other Incident Cause
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
1 fatality
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2024-12-06 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
UT, SALT LAKE
Narrative
On november 6, 2024, at approximately 3:13 p.M., a natural gas-fueled explosion fatally injured one person and destroyed a home located at 10593 s 3210 w, south jordan, utah. There were no other injuries reported. This incident is currently under investigation by the ntsb. See ntsb preliminary report for additional details (pld25fr001). Enbridge gas utah (egu) was able to discover and isolate a nearby leak roughly 150 feet northeast of the home on a 4-inch diameter aldyl-a natural gas main at 12:16 p.M. On november 7. The aldyl-a main was manufactured and installed in 1976 and operated at a pressure of about 45 psig, below the maximum allowable operating pressure of 60 psig. Egu operations detected subsurface gas between the main and two neighboring residences, including the accident home and the home immediately to the north. The subsurface gas extended from the main to the backyard and front yard of each home, reaching about 250 feet from the origin of the leak. Initial nrc incident report #1415759, was made on 11/6/2024 at 6:42 pm mt. 48-hour update nrc #1415924, was made on 11/8/2024 at 2:19 pm mt. Update 3/7/2025: revised estimated volume of gas released unintentionally based on additional information.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2024-12-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2024.0
Report Number
20240063.0
Supplemental Number
40599.0
Report Type
Supplemental
Operator Id
12876
Name
Enbridge Gas Utah/ Wyoming/idaho
Operator Street Address
333 South State Street P.o. Box 45360
Operator City Name
Salt Lake City
Operator State Abbreviation
UT
Operator Postal Code
84111.0
Time Zone
Mountain
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Street Address
10593 S 3210 W
Location City Name
South Jordan
Location County Name
Salt Lake
Location State Abbreviation
UT
Location Postal Code
84095.0
Location Latitude
40.558716
Location Longitude
-111.967812
Flow Cont Meter Reg Ind
Yes
Flow Cont Excess Flow Ind
Yes
Flow Cont Squeeze Off Ind
Yes
Nrc Rpt Num
1415759.0
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1415924.0
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
108.0
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
0
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
2.0
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
Other
System Part Details
Under Investigation With The Ntsb
Material Involved
Unknown
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Under Investigation With The Ntsb
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
1000000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
30000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Gas Cost In Mcf
4.1
Est Cost Unintentional Release
443.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
0.0
Prpty
1030443.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
2.0
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0.0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0.0
Num Resident Building Affctd
4.0
Num Business Building Affctd
0.0
Accident Psig
43.0
Normal Psig
43.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
2013-06-25 00:00:00
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Gas Odorized System Type
Injection Pump
Gas Odorized Level
5.8
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 Incident Cause
Cause Details
Unknown
Other Type
Unknown
Unknown Subtype
Still Under Investigation, Cause Of Incident To Be Determined* (*supplemental Report Required)
Preparer Name
S**** B******
Preparer Title
Supervisor Gas Operations
Preparer Email
S************@d*************.com
Preparer Telephone
801-548-7520
Local Contact Name
S**** B******
Local Contact Email
S************@d*************.com
Local Contact Telephone
801-548-7520
Authorizer Name
R*** J******
Authorizer Title
Manager Gas Operations
Authorizer Telephone
801-574-0111
Authorizer Email
R************@d*************.com
Narrative
On november 6, 2024, at approximately 3:13 p.M., a natural gas-fueled explosion fatally injured one person and destroyed a home located at 10593 s 3210 w, south jordan, utah. There were no other injuries reported. This incident is currently under investigation by the ntsb. See ntsb preliminary report for additional details (pld25fr001). Enbridge gas utah (egu) was able to discover and isolate a nearby leak roughly 150 feet northeast of the home on a 4-inch diameter aldyl-a natural gas main at 12:16 p.M. On november 7. The aldyl-a main was manufactured and installed in 1976 and operated at a pressure of about 45 psig, below the maximum allowable operating pressure of 60 psig. Egu operations detected subsurface gas between the main and two neighboring residences, including the accident home and the home immediately to the north. The subsurface gas extended from the main to the backyard and front yard of each home, reaching about 250 feet from the origin of the leak. Initial nrc incident report #1415759, was made on 11/6/2024 at 6:42 pm mt. 48-hour update nrc #1415924, was made on 11/8/2024 at 2:19 pm mt. Update 3/7/2025: revised estimated volume of gas released unintentionally based on additional information.
| Report Received Date | 2024-12-06 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2024.0 |
| Report Number | 20240063.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 40599.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental |
| Operator Id | 12876 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Enbridge Gas Utah/ Wyoming/idaho |
| Operator Street Address | 333 South State Street P.o. Box 45360 |
| Operator City Name | Salt Lake City |
| Operator State Abbreviation | UT |
| Operator Postal Code | 84111.0 |
| Time Zone | Mountain |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Street Address | 10593 S 3210 W |
| Location City Name | South Jordan |
| Location County Name | Salt Lake |
| Location State Abbreviation | UT |
| Location Postal Code | 84095.0 |
| Location Latitude | 40.558716 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -111.967812 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Meter Reg Ind | Yes |
| Flow Cont Excess Flow Ind | Yes |
| Flow Cont Squeeze Off Ind | Yes |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1415759.0 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1415924.0 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 108.0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 2.0 |
| 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 | Other |
| System Part Details | Under Investigation With The Ntsb |
| Material Involved | Unknown |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Under Investigation With The Ntsb |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 1000000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 30000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 4.1 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 443.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 1030443.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 2.0 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0.0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0.0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 4.0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 43.0 |
| Normal Psig | 43.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Gas Odorized System Type | Injection Pump |
| Gas Odorized Level | 5.8 |
| 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 Incident Cause |
| Cause Details | Unknown |
| Other Type | Unknown |
| Unknown Subtype | Still Under Investigation, Cause Of Incident To Be Determined* (*supplemental Report Required) |
| Preparer Name | S**** B****** |
| Preparer Title | Supervisor Gas Operations |
| Preparer Email | S************@d*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 801-548-7520 |
| Local Contact Name | S**** B****** |
| Local Contact Email | S************@d*************.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 801-548-7520 |
| Authorizer Name | R*** J****** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Gas Operations |
| Authorizer Telephone | 801-574-0111 |
| Authorizer Email | R************@d*************.com |
| Narrative | On november 6, 2024, at approximately 3:13 p.M., a natural gas-fueled explosion fatally injured one person and destroyed a home located at 10593 s 3210 w, south jordan, utah. There were no other injuries reported. This incident is currently under investigation by the ntsb. See ntsb preliminary report for additional details (pld25fr001). Enbridge gas utah (egu) was able to discover and isolate a nearby leak roughly 150 feet northeast of the home on a 4-inch diameter aldyl-a natural gas main at 12:16 p.M. On november 7. The aldyl-a main was manufactured and installed in 1976 and operated at a pressure of about 45 psig, below the maximum allowable operating pressure of 60 psig. Egu operations detected subsurface gas between the main and two neighboring residences, including the accident home and the home immediately to the north. The subsurface gas extended from the main to the backyard and front yard of each home, reaching about 250 feet from the origin of the leak. Initial nrc incident report #1415759, was made on 11/6/2024 at 6:42 pm mt. 48-hour update nrc #1415924, was made on 11/8/2024 at 2:19 pm mt. Update 3/7/2025: revised estimated volume of gas released unintentionally based on additional information. |
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