KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY - NY CITY

Incident Narrative

GAS FIELD OPERATIONS SENIOR SUPERVISOR REPORTED THAT A CONTRACTOR CREW WAS PREPPING A WORK LOCATION FOR A LP MAIN TIE IN SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 29, 2020. WHILE CONTRACTOR (HALLEN) FOREMAN AND OPERATOR WERE WORKING IN THIS EXCAVATION WITH A LIVE GAS MAIN DRILLING A TAP HOLE, AN IGNITION OCCURRED RESULTING IN BOTH EMPLOYEES SUSTAINING SECOND DEGREE BURNS. FDNY, EMS, NYPD, PSC, GAS FIELD OPERATIONS (GFO) AND INCIDENT COMMAND RESPONDED TO THE LOCATION. THE CMS SUPERVISOR REPORTED (AS PER FDNY CHIEF DONADIO, ENGINE 318) THAT THE 2 CONTRACTORS WERE TAKEN TO STATEN ISLAND BURN CENTER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND WE WERE INFORMED THEY WERE KEPT OVERNIGHT. THE CONTRACTORS WERE NOT DRUG TESTED DUE TO THEIR INJURIES. GFO SENIOR SUPERVISOR REPORTED THAT AT 14:48, THE 12"" LP ST MAIN WAS SECURED BY SECURING 2 LP VALVES AND SQUEEZING OFF A SECTION OF THE MAIN. CMS REPORTED THAT THE ISOLATION AND REPAIR WORK PERFORMED BY GFO RESULTED IN THE INTERRUPTION OF GAS TO 6 SERVICES SUPPLYING 25 CUSTOMERS. THESE CUSTOMERS WERE SECURED AS A PRECAUTION PRIOR TO THE REPAIR WORK. CMS AND GFO CREWS REMAINED ON SITE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED AND TURNED OVER FOR THE RELIGHT PROCESS.