PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO
gas_distribution Incident — DEER PARK, CA
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | DEER PARK |
| State | CA |
| County | NAPA |
| Coordinates | 38.54835, -122.47375 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON AUGUST 10, 2016 AT 1311 HOURS, PG&E WAS NOTIFIED OF A STRUCTURE FIRE AT 950 CHAMPION LANE IN THE CITY OF DEER PARK. PG&E'S CONSTRUCTION CREW WAS PERFORMING A SERVICE VALVE CHANGE ON A RISER; THERE WAS AN UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE AND IGNITION OF GAS CAUSING THE HOME TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF INCIDENT IS INCORRECT OPERATIONS. PG&E CREWS STOPPED THE FLOW OF GAS AT 1400 HOURS BY SQUEEZING THE SERVICE LINE; THIS SERVICE LINE HAS BEEN ABANDONED AT THE MAIN. A SPECIAL LEAK SURVEY WAS COMPLETED, NO GAS LEAK WAS DETECTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE REPORTED ON-SITE. THERE WERE 2 EMPLOYEE INJURIES- ONE WAS TREATED ON SITE FOR A 1ST DEGREE BURN, THE OTHER WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY FOR A 2ND DEGREE BURN. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE PAT TESTED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. NO KNOWN MEDIA ON SITE OR DEATH REPORTED. THIS INCIDENT IS BEING REPORTED TO THE DOT AND CPUC DUE TO THE UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF GAS AND REPAIR COSTS ESTIMATED TO EXCEED $50,000. PLEASE NOTE THAT PART A, 13B WAS RESPONDED WITH THE TIME THAT THE SERVICE WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE STUB WAS INSTALLED.
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.