NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-013

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-013.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE SOUTHERN UNION GAS COMPANY: INSTRUCT THE MAINTENANCE CREWS CONCERNING THE HAZARDS OF INADEQUATE SUPPORT DURING THE FILLING OF RECENTLY EXCAVATED PIPING FACILITIES.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-02-20

Adopted Date: 1974-02-13

Overall Date Closed: 1976-09-10

Synopsis: ON APRIL 22, 1973, A VIOLENT EXPLOSION DESTROYED 7 OF 15 UNITS IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN EL PASO, TEXAS. SEVEN PERSONS WERE KILLED, AND EIGHT PERSONS WERE HOSPITALIZED, TWO OF WHOM WERE CRITICALLY INJURED.

Ntsbnumber: PLD73XR007

Report Number: PAR-74-02

Addressee Name: Southern Union Gas Company

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1976-09-10

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1975-01-09

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: SOUTHERN UNION GAS COMPANY LTR: WE FEEL THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THOSE PROCEDURES RECOMMENDED. WE HAVE REEMPHASIZED THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FOR COMPLIANCE ON THE PART OF OUR PERSONNEL. 1/17/75 - IN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, SOUTHERN UNION STATED THAT ALL MAINTENANCE CREWS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED AS RECOMMENDED