"COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC"
gas_transmission Incident — — December 10, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 10, 2019 |
| Operator | "COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC" |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.50778, -83.82194 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | "DAMAGE BY CAR, TRUCK, OR OTHER MOTORIZED VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT NOT ENGAGED IN EXCAVATION" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,780,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON DECEMBER 10, 2019, AT 14:23 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC (COLUMBIA) GAS CONTROLLER RECEIVED A CALL FROM VECTREN, THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (LDC), REGARDING LOW PRESSURE INDICATIONS AT DAYTON LAKE DELIVERY MEASURING STATION (MS) 704997. AN OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WAS DISPATCHED AND ARRIVED ON SITE AT 15:45 EST WHERE HE CONFIRMED THAT THE LOW-PRESSURE ALARM WAS DUE TO A CAR ACCIDENT. A CAR DAMAGED THE MS BUILDING AND INITIATED AN UNINTENTIONAL NATURAL GAS RELEASE FROM COLUMBIA FACILITY (MS704997). THE DRIVER WAS SENT TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL JUST FOR ROUTINE CHECK-UP AND WAS RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL ON THE SAME DAY. AT 18:45 EST, THE LEAK WAS ISOLATED, AND THE FACILITY WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. THE INITIAL NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC) REPORT NO.1266049 AND THE NRC 48-HOUR REPORT NO. 1266185 HAVE BEEN CALLED-IN ON DECEMBER 10TH AND DECEMBER12TH RESPECTIVELY . THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW MS FACILITY HAS BEEN COMPETED, COMMISSIONED AND WAS READY TO START THE FLOW AS OF DECEMBER 8TH, 2020. THIS FLOW WILL START ONCE THE DOWNSTREAM LDC COMPLETES THEIR TIE-IN TO THE MS. TO AVOID ANY FUTURE SIMILAR VEHICULAR DAMAGE TO THE NEWLY FACILITY FROM RE-OCCURRING , THE NEW MS WAS CONSTRUCTED ABOUT 100 FEET OFF OF THE ROAD."
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.