CORPUS CHRISTI, CITY OF - GAS DIV

gas_distribution Incident — CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorCORPUS CHRISTI, CITY OF - GAS DIV
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityCORPUS CHRISTI
StateTX
CountyNUECES
Coordinates27.79534, -97.39966

Cause

CauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

THE EXCAVATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING STORM DRAIN PIPES IN THE ROADWAY ALONG LIPAN STREET WHEN A 3"" STUB OUT WAS STRUCK RESULTING IN A GAS RELEASE. THE WORK WAS BEING CONDUCTED TO RECONSTRUCT THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF A WATER LEAK. THE LEAK WAS STOPPED AT 10:20AM AND PERMANENT REPAIRS WERE THEN COMPLETED ON AUGUST 5, 2011. THE EXCAVATOR DID NOT PRODUCE A VALID LINE LOCATE TICKET REQUEST FOR THE EXCAVATION THAT TOOK PLACE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE STORM DRAIN.

About This Pipeline Incident

Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.

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