PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — December 26, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 26, 2016 |
| Operator | PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.80141, -79.35146 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $400,000 |
| Emergency Response | $6,655 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
THERE WAS A FIRE AT THE VILLAGE COMPRESSOR STATION AT APPROXIMATELY 1:55 PM ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2016. NO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE COMPRESSOR STATION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE COMPRESSOR STATION AND THE COMPRESSOR ENGINE WERE DESTROYED. CURRENTLY, PEOPLES NATURAL GAS IS CONDUCTING A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATOR. PLANS ARE BEING MADE TO REMOVE WHAT IS LEFT OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND THEN REBUILD THE STRUCTURE AND REPLACE THE ENGINE.
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.