PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY LLC

gas_distribution Incident — PITTSBURGH, PA

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityPITTSBURGH
StatePA
CountyALLEGHENY
Coordinates40.45535, -79.97899

Cause

CausePIPE, WELD, OR JOINT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

PEOPLES GAS HAS COMPLETED ITS INVESTIGATION FOR GD REPORT # 20210015. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE FRACTURE IN THE FUSION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT MIXING ACROSS THE FUSION LINE OF THE WELD. A LACK OF FUSION OCCURRED IN THE WELD. PEOPLES GAS CONSIDERS THE REPORT CLOSED AND WOULD LIKE THE REPORT STATUS UPDATED TO REFLECT CLOSED.

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.

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