PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY LLC
gas_distribution Incident — PITTSBURGH, PA — January 5, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 5, 2021 |
| Operator | PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | PITTSBURGH |
| State | PA |
| County | ALLEGHENY |
| Coordinates | 40.45535, -79.97899 |
Cause
| Cause | "PIPE, WELD, OR JOINT FAILURE" |
| Subcause | FUSION JOINT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $46,573 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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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.