CONSUMERS ENERGY CO

Incident Narrative

ON NOVEMBER 19, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:34 HOURS A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR SAW CUTTING THE ROAD DAMAGED AN 8"" STEEL (HIGH PRESSURE) PIPELINE CAUSING GAS TO BE RELEASED. THE PIPELINE DEPTH WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURRED WAS APPROXIMATELY 9"". THE DAMAGE PORTION OF THE PIPELINE WAS APPROXIMATELY .25"" X 1.75"". THE PIPELINE IS LOCATED ON NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY AND CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN (OAKLAND COUNTY) THE CONTRACTOR RECOGNIZED CONTACT HAD BEEN MADE WITH THE PIPELINE, SHUT-OFF THE EQUIPMENT AND CONTACTED CONSUMERS ENERGY OF THE DAMAGE. NO IGNITION, INJURIES OR FATALITIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE DAMAGE. CONSUMERS ENERGY PERSONNEL ARRIVE ONSITE AT APPROXIMATELY 12:09 HOURS AND BEGAN MONITORING SURROUNDING LOCATIONS TO ENSURE GAS WAS NOT MIGRATING. A PORTION OF THE ROAD WAS CLOSED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MOTORIST. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:35 HOURS THE DAMAGED SECTION OF PIPELINE WAS ISOLATED UTILIZING MUELLER CONTROL FITTING TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE DAMAGE LOCATION. A WELDED SPLIT SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND NORMAL OPERATIONS RESUMED AT APPROXIMATELY 23:40. ONE CUSTOMER WAS IMPACTED BY THE PIPELINE DAMAGE AND THE SERVICE WAS RESTORE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REPAIR.