ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - MID-TEX

Incident Narrative

ADDITIONAL NRC REPORT NO. 1231039 ON NOVEMBER 20, 2018, A 3RD PARTY CONTRACTOR WAS MOVING DIRT OFF OF ATMOS ENERGY'S ROW TO USE AS FILL DIRT FOR A CONCRETE PROJECT NEARBY. ATMOS ENERGY HAD RECEIVED A LOCATE TICKET FROM A DIFFERENT CONTRACTOR THAT INCLUDED THE AREA WHERE THE DAMAGE OCCURRED AND THE SCOPE OF THE TICKET WAS MARKED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THE CONTRACTOR THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE DID NOT REQUEST A LOCATE FOR THE EXCAVATION THAT RESULTED IN THIS INCIDENT. THIS ROW CONTAINS A HIGH PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION 16 INCH PIPELINE WITH OPERATING PRESSURE OF APPROX. 300 POUNDS. THE CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEE OPERATING THE BOBCAT SKID STEER WITHIN THE MARKED TOLERANCE ZONE HIT THE ATMOS ENERGY C-16 PIPELINE WITH THE BUCKET TOOTH AND DAMAGED THE LINE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INDENTION IN THE PIPE WITH A SMALL CRACK WITHIN THE INDENTION WHERE GAS WAS RELEASED. THE CONTRACTOR NOTIFIED ATMOS ENERGY OF THE INCIDENT AT 13:10, AND ATMOS CREWS ARRIVED AT THE SITE AT 13:57. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS MADE ON NOVEMBER 29 BY INSTALLING 5' OF 16"" STEEL PIPE.