CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK

Incident Narrative

*********************THIS IS NOT A DOT REPORTABLE INCIDENT----THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY************************ A CON EDISON CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR REPORTED A CONTRACTOR DAMAGED AT 533 E 11 ST., MANHATTAN, NEW YORK TO THE GAS EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER (GERC). A MULTIPLE RESOURCE RESPONSE EVENT (CODE MURRE) WAS INITIATED AND THE GERC DISPATCHED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NY (FDNY), GAS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES (GDS), CONSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION. GDS RESPONDED AND AT 13:22 HRS. REPORTED RECEIVING A 4% GAS READING IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE BASEMENT. THE FDNY EVACUATED 12 RESIDENTS OF THIS 7 STORY BUILDING AT 13:25 HRS., GDS REPORTED THAT SICON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS WORKING FOR CON EDISON CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CUT THROUGH A 3"" STEEL PIPE 5 FEET FROM THE OUTSIDE FOUNDATION WALL, THE PIPE CONTAINED A 1 1/4"" LOW PRESSURE COPPER GAS SERVICE. ADDITIONAL GDS MECHANICS RESPONDED TO LOCATION AND TOGETHER THEY WERE ABLE TO SECURE THE DAMAGED 1 1/4"" COPPER SERVICE IN THE 3"" SLEEVE AT 14:30 HRS. THE FDNY VENTED THE BASEMENT AND THE EVACUATION ENDED AT 14:42 HRS. A GDS MECHANIC WAS OFFERED OXYGEN BY THE FD AFTER SECURING THE LEAK, THE FDNY ADMINISTERED THE OXYGEN AND HE WAS LATER EVALUATED BY EMS ON SCENE AND RETURNED TO WORK AT 15:41 HRS. FDNY, NYC OEM, NYC DEP HAZMAT AND THE NEW YORK TIMES WERE ON LOCATION. THE NYS PSC, NYC DEP AND US DOT WERE ALL NOTIFIED. THIS WAS AN UPGRADED LEVEL INCIDENT. *********************THIS IS NOT A DOT REPORTABLE INCIDENT----THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY************************