NATIONAL GAS & OIL CORP
gas_distribution Incident — NEWARK, OH
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | NATIONAL GAS & OIL CORP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | NEWARK |
| State | OH |
| County | LICKING |
| Coordinates | 40.06565, -82.46498 |
Cause
| Cause | PIPE, WELD, OR JOINT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014, A NEIGHBOR REPORTED AN EXPLOSION AND CALLED 911. NATIONAL GAS & OIL COOPERATIVE WAS NOTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER. WHEN COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEES ARRIVED, THE SERVICE LINE VALVE WAS SHUT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. READINGS INDICATED THAT NATURAL GAS WAS PRESENT IN THE GROUND AROUND THE HOMEOWNER'S NATURAL GAS RISER. THE HOMEOWNER'S NATURAL GAS SERVICE LINE WAS TESTED AND LEAKAGE WAS FOUND AT THE RISER HEAD. THE HOMEOWNER'S RISER WAS REMOVED AND THE SERVICE LINE CAPPED AT THE BASE OF THE RISER AND RETESTED. THE SERVICE LINE HELD THE PRESSURE TEST WITHOUT THE RISER. THE HOMEOWNER'S RISER WAS LATER EXAMINED IN A LABORATORY. THE LABORATORY TESTS ON THE RISER SUGGESTED THAT THE PIPE INSERTED INSIDE THE RISER HEAD HAD PULLED PAST THE SEALING RING. THIS RISER WAS INSTALLED BY THE HOMEOWNER (OR PREDECESSOR HOMEOWNER) OR THE HOMEOWNER'S CONTRACTOR OR REPRESENTATIVE, NOT BY THE NATIONAL GAS & OIL COOPERATIVE.
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.