PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO

Incident Narrative

ON JULY 16, 2016 AT 0659 HOURS, PG&E WAS NOTIFIED OF A THIRD PARTY DIG IN AT 5555 ROBBEN ROAD IN DIXON. A THIRD PARTY EXCAVATOR, ATKINSON HAY COMPANY, STRUCK A 10' STEEL TRANSMISSION LINE (LINE 220 MILE POINT 5.15) WITH FARMING EQUIPMENT. THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS RELEASED WITH NO INJURIES. THERE WAS A VALID USA TICKET (#W616600507) AND PG&E FACILITIES WERE PROPERLY LOCATED AND MARKED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE USA TICKET BELONGED TO THE LAND OWNER, NOT FOR ATKINSON HAY COMPANY. IN ADDITION, THE EXCAVATOR FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE MARKS. PG&E'S GAS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (GSR) ARRIVED ON SITE AT 0731 HOURS. PG&E REPAIR CREWS ARRIVED ON-SITE AND STOPPED THE FLOW OF GAS AT 0822 HOURS BY CLOSING VALVES. THE SACRAMENTO OEC WAS ACTIVATED. REPAIRS TO THE PIPELINE WERE COMPLETED AND THE LINE WAS RESTORED ON 7/18/16 AT 2130 HOURS. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE REPORTED ON SITE. THERE WAS NO CUSTOMER IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO FATALITIES, AND NO IGNITION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT. THE VOLUME OF GAS UNINTENTIONALLY RELEASE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE GREATER THAN 3 MMCF. ESTIMATED DAMAGES TO THE PIPELINE WERE GREATER THAN $50,000. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE DOT AND CPUC DUE TO THE UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF GAS, VOLUME OF GAS RELEASE ESTIMATED TO BE GREATER THAN 3 MMCF, AND DAMAGES TO THE PIPE GREATER THAN $50,000.