DTE GAS COMPANY

gas_distribution Incident — ROMULUS, MI — December 16, 2015

Incident Information

Incident DateDecember 16, 2015
OperatorDTE GAS COMPANY
CommodityNATURAL GAS
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityROMULUS
StateMI
CountyWAYNE
Coordinates42.21008, -83.32151

Cause

CauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE
SubcauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$25,746
Emergency Response$57,344
Other Costs$2,326

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Incident Narrative

"A CONTRACTOR CREW PERFORMING DIRECTIONAL BORING FOR WATER MAIN WORK STRUCK A 6-INCH PLASTIC GAS DISTRIBUTION MAIN DURING PULL-BACK OF A REAMING TOOL. THE LOCATION OF THE GAS MAIN HAD NOT BEEN VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE WORK. DTE GAS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL STOPPED THE LEAKING GAS FROM THE EAST BY INSTALLING A LINE STOPPER PRESSURE CONTROL FITTING ON A 12-INCH SECTION OF MAIN, AND FROM THE WEST BY PINCHING THE 6-INCH PLASTIC MAIN. LEAKING GAS WAS STOPPED AT 23:23, SOME 13 HOURS AFTER THE DAMAGE. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT 04:30 ON DECEMBER 17, 2015, USING 3 FEET OF NEW 6-INCH PLASTIC PIPE AND TWO ELECTROFUSION COUPLINGS."

About This Pipeline Incident

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