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GOODHUE MUNICIPAL GAS, CITY OF

gas_distribution Incident — GOODHUE, MN

Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorGOODHUE MUNICIPAL GAS, CITY OF
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityGOODHUE
StateMN
CountyGOODHUE
Coordinates44.43551, -92.64173

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage—
Lost Commodity—
Public/Private Damage—
Emergency Response—
Environmental Remediation—
Other Costs—

Location Map

Incident Narrative

CONTRACTOR CREW WAS PLACING NEW DISTRICT REGULATOR (DRS) FOR THE CITY OF GOODHUE. THIS WAS A ONE WAY FEED. THE CREW WAS TURNING ON THE NEW DRS BY TURNING THE VALVE ON PART WAY. THE GAUGE WAS BEING MONITORED AND THE PRESSURE DROPPED 5LBS AND HELD THERE. THEN THEY SQUEEZED OFF THE BYPASS, PRESSURE WAS HOLDING. CREW MEMBER WAS TOLD TO TURN THE INLET VALVE ALL THE WAY ON. IN DOING SO, THE CREW MEMBER TURNED THE VALVE THE WRONG WAY AND SHOT THE VALVE OFF INSTEAD OF OPENING IT ALL THE WAY. CREW LEFT A FEW HOURS LATER WITH THE LINE HOLDING THE PRESSURE. THE LINE PACK WAS USED OVERNIGHT AND ENDED UP THE TOWN OF GOODHUE, MN WAS WITHOUT GAS.

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.

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