NTSB Safety Recommendation P-72-065

NTSB safety recommendation P-72-065.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINERS GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE: DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR THE RQUIREMENTS CONCERNING REINFORCEMENT, SPECIAL BACKFILL, AND TAMPING OF MAINS AND SERVICE LINES WHERE THEIR INSTALLATION WILL BE SUBJECTED TO EXTERNAL FORCES DUE TO ANTICIPATED ROAD, CURB, OR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS UNSTABLE SOIL CONDITIONS.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1972-12-13

Adopted Date: 1972-12-13

Overall Date Closed: 1976-09-10

Synopsis: ON OCTOBER 4, 1971, A WOMAN WHO RESIDED IN A SMALL, FRAME HOUSE AT 2109 AMANDA STREET IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS, LIT A GAS STOVE IN HER KITCHEN. A VIOLENT EXPLOSION BLEW OFF THE ROOF AND BLEW OUT THE FOUR WALLS OF THE HOUSE. THE ROOF FELL BACK INTO THE BURNING RUBBLE AND THE HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE WOMAN SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS.

Ntsbnumber: PLD72XR001

Report Number: PAR-72-05

Addressee Name: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1976-09-10

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1973-02-13

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: LETTER FROM ASME GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE WE WILL HAVE OUR DISTRIBUTION SUBCOMMITTEE GET TO WORK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PLASTIC REINFORCING SLEEVES AND INSTALLATIONS WHERE SURFACE LOADS ARE ANTICIPATED. 4/74- ADDENDA NO. 9 WAS PUBLISHED BY THE ASME GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE AND INCLUDED THE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES.