ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - WEST TEXAS

gas_distribution Incident — HEREFORD, TX

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - WEST TEXAS
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityHEREFORD
StateTX
CountyDEAF SMITH
Coordinates34.82861, -102.37077

Cause

CauseOTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries1

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

ON DECEMBER 15, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:10, ATMOS RECEIVED A CALL FROM FIRE OFFICIALS STATING THAT A TRUCK HAD HIT A METER STATION AND THAT GAS WAS BLOWING. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN REVERSE AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND BUILDING BEFORE BECOMING LODGED ON TOP THE HEREFORD CITY GATE STATION. AN ATMOS EMPLOYEE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AT 16:25. VALVES WERE OPERATED TO ISOLATE AND STOP FLOW OF GAS AT THE CITY GATE STATION. EMERGENCY OFFICIALS WERE THEN ABLE TO REMOVE AND TRANSPORT THE DRIVER TO THE HOSPITAL. DAMAGE ESTIMATES AND GAS LOSS CALCULATIONS ARE PENDING. FINAL REPAIRS TO THE AFFECTED GAS FACILITY ARE NOT COMPLETE. UPDATES TO THIS REPORT WILL BE COMPLETED ONCE REPAIRS ARE FINAL. 1ST NRC CALL ON 12-15-2018, #1233114. 2ND NRC CALL ON 12-17-2018, #1233290. INJURED INDIVIDUAL WAS HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT. NO FURTHER UPDATES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. AS OF 3-7-2019 NO INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT DRIVING THE TRUCK THAT HIT THE ATMOS ENERGY TOWN BORDER STATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY ATMOS. UPDATES WERE MADE TO PART - A REGARDING TOTAL MCF'S LOST, PART D REGARDING SUBPART #2 DAMAGES/REPAIR COSTS BOTH PRIVATE AND ATMOS ENERGY PROPERTIES AND YEAR/DATE CORRECTION TO PART -H. THE HEREFORD CITY GATE INVOLVED WITH THIS INCIDENT HAS BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AND WAS PUT BACK INTO FULL FLOW PRODUCTION ON 5-17-2019. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS IS THE FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT, PER MIKE CULP UPDATED ON 5-22-2019 INTO PHMSHA WEBSITE.

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