ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - COLORADO/KANSAS
gas_distribution Incident — Not Within a Municipality, KS — October 7, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 7, 2018 |
| Operator | ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - COLORADO/KANSAS |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | Not Within a Municipality |
| State | KS |
| County | LEAVENWORTH |
| Coordinates | 39.05814, -94.90950 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | "EARTH MOVEMENT, NOT DUE TO HEAVY RAINS/FLOODS" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $10,000 |
| Emergency Response | $10,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 18:12 ON 10/7/2018 ATMOS ENERGY WAS NOTIFIED OF AN INCIDENT AT 15721 142ND ST BONNER SPRINGS, KS. AN OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AT 18:30, FOLLOWED BY A CONSTRUCTION CREW. UPON ARRIVAL, ATMOS ENERGY PERSONNEL CLOSED THE VALVE ON THE MAIN TO THE EAST AND PINCHED THE PLASTIC TO THE WEST TO STOP THE FLOW OF GAS AND ELIMINATE THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AT 19:06. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. A NEARBY STRUCTURE CONTAINING A WATER PUMP STATION WAS DAMAGED. APPROXIMATELY 34 CUSTOMERS WERE OUT OF SERVICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. ATMOS ENERGY'S INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS EXCESSIVE STRESS PUT ON THE PIPE FROM SOIL SUBSIDENCE."
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.