{"operation":"document","citation":"P-73-044","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-73-044","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1973-08-24","effective_on":"1973-08-24","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE ATLANTIC GAS LIGHT COMPANY: IMPROVE ITS RECORD-KEEPING SYSTEM SO THAT THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF CAST-IRON MAIN BREAKS CAN BE READILY OBTAINED.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-73-044.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-73-044.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-73-044","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-73-044","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-73-044.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE ATLANTIC GAS LIGHT COMPANY: IMPROVE ITS RECORD-KEEPING SYSTEM SO THAT THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF CAST-IRON MAIN BREAKS CAN BE READILY OBTAINED.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1973-08-24\n\nAdopted Date: 1973-08-16\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1976-07-20\n\nSynopsis: A GAS EXPLOSION OCCURRED ON AUGUST 31, 1972 IN THE ANNEX BUILDING OF AN ATLANTA, GA., HIGH SCHOOL. GAS HAD LEAKED INTO THE BUILDING FROM A CRACKED CAST-IRON MAIN LOCATED BENEATH THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE ANNEX. ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY (AGL) PERSONNEL ARRIVED AT THE LEAK SITE APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AFTER AGL WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF THE LEAK AND APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR BEFORE THE EXPLOSION. ONE PERSON DIED AND SEVEN OTHERS WERE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.\n\nNtsbnumber: PLD72XR005\n\nReport Number: PAR-73-03\n\nAddressee Name: Atlanta Gas Light Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1976-07-20\n\nAddressee Acronym: AGL\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1974-07-12\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: LETTER FROM ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY: AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO MAINTAIN A LOG OF ALL REPORTED CAST-IRON BREAKS. EACH CASE WILL BE RECORDED BY LOCATION, MAIN SIZE AND PROBABLE CAUSE OF BREAK, IF KNOWN. CAST-IRON BREAKS NOW REPRESENT A VERY MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL LEAKS REPORTED.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1489}