FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO
gas_transmission Incident — — March 24, 2011
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 24, 2011 |
| Operator | FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.14350, -83.33360 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY OPERATOR (FIRST PARTY) |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $754 |
| Emergency Response | $17,210 |
| Other Costs | $41,529 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS EXCAVATING TO INSTALL AN ISOLATION CAP FOR HYDROSTATIC TESTING. FAILURE WAS A 4 INCH LONG BY 1/8 INCH WIDE CRACK. PIPE VINTAGE OF 1965 BASED UPON PIPE OTHER PIPE PURCHASED FOR THE PROJECT. **THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO PHMSA'S REQUEST, (DOCKET ID PHMSA-2013-0028), FOR SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS FROM OPERATORS WHO SUBMITTED REPORTS FOR INCIDENTS OCCURRING AFTER JANUARY 1, 2010, WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) ``PIPE GIRTH WELD'' WAS SELECTED AS THE ``ITEM INVOLVED IN INCIDENT'' IN PART C3 OF THE REPORT. THE REVISED REPORT COLLECTS DATA ABOUT THE PIPE ADJACENT TO THE GIRTH WELD. (2) ``FUNCTION OF PIPELINE SYSTEM'' IS NULL IN PART E5F OF THE REPORT. THE REVISED REPORT COLLECTS THE FUNCTION OF THE PIPELINE SYSTEM FOR ALL INCIDENTS.** PART E5F OF THIS REPORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
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.