PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO
gas_transmission Incident — — April 13, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 13, 2015 |
| Operator | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.33680, -121.78997 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $85,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 1113 HOURS ON APRIL 13, 2015, PG&E WAS NOTIFIED OF A LEAK NEAR MAINE PRAIRIE ROAD AND ROBBEN ROAD IN DIXON. A PG&E GAS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (GSR) ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 1150 HOURS. A THIRD-PARTY DIG-IN OCCURRED ON PG&E'S TRANSMISSION LINE L-220 AT MILEPOINT (MP) 6.71 THAT RESULTED IN AN UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF GAS. THE THIRD-PARTY, GLI-CO FARMS, OPERATED A GRADER AND STRUCK PG&E'S TRANSMISSION LINE. THE THIRD PARTY DID NOT CALL USA. AT 1622 HOURS, GAS WAS SHUT IN BY ISOLATING A PORTION OF THE LINE. NO CUSTOMERS LOST GAS SERVICE AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES AND NO IGNITION AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. AT 2245 HOURS ON APRIL 13, 2015, THE PIPELINE ENGINEER REPORTED THAT THIS INCIDENT WILL LIKELY EXCEED $50,000 IN DAMAGES AND THEREFORE IT WAS REPORTED TO THE CPUC AND DOT. LESS THAN 3 MMCF OF GAS WAS UNINTENTIONALLY RELEASED DURING THE INCIDENT. (PLEASE NOTE THE RESPONSE TO PART C, QUESTION 6 SHOULD BE ""1MM BY 1MM"" INSTEAD.)"
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.