MELISSA RENEWABLES
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | MELISSA RENEWABLES |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.27728, -96.53361 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
UTILITY COMPANY WAS EXCAVATING TO INSTALL A NEW SUBDIVISION'S SEWER CONNECTION. THE PIPELINE OPERATOR'S PIPELINE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY MARKED BY PIPELINE OPERATOR'S 3RD. PARTY LOCATING SERVICE FOR THIS EXCAVATION PROCESS. THE PIPELINE WAS 17 FEET DEEP IN SOLID ROCK AS IT WAS PART OF A SECTION OF PIPELINE THAT WAS DIRECTIONAL BORED IN. THE UTILITY COMPANY WAS AWARE OF THE PIPELINE LOCATION, BUT DID NOT CALL THE PIPELINE OPERATOR WHEN EXCAVATION STARTED. UTILITY COMPANY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR STATED TO THE PIPELINE OPERATOR'S PLANT MANAGER "" WE KNEW THE PIPELINE WAS THERE. WE THOUGHT WHEN WE GOT THROUGH THE DIRT AND HIT SOLID ROCK THAT WE WERE OK"". THE UTILITY COMPANY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR STRUCK PIPELINE OPERATOR'S PIPELINE AT APPROXIMATELY 17 FEET IN DEPTH, AND PUNCTURED THE PIPELINE WITH ONE 2"" TOOTH ON UTILITY COMPANY'S TRACKHOE. PIPELINE OPERATOR'S PIPELINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 350 PSIG. ON THE PIPELINE.UTILITY COMPANY'S EQUIPMENT OPERATOR DID SHUT DOWN HIS EQUIPMENT AND NOTIFY TEXAS 811 OF THE PIPELINE STRIKE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF THE INCIDENT.
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.