{"operation":"document","citation":"P-74-026","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-026","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1974-03-11","effective_on":"1974-03-11","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY: TRAIN AND EQUIP ALL APPROPRIATE RADIO-EQUIPPED FIELD PERSONNEL (INCLUDING ELECTRIC SERVICEMEN) TO LOCATE AND OPERATE MAIN LINE VALVES IN EMERGENCIES.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-74-026.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-74-026.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-74-026","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-74-026","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-74-026.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY: TRAIN AND EQUIP ALL APPROPRIATE RADIO-EQUIPPED FIELD PERSONNEL (INCLUDING ELECTRIC SERVICEMEN) TO LOCATE AND OPERATE MAIN LINE VALVES IN EMERGENCIES.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1974-03-11\n\nAdopted Date: 1974-02-27\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1976-09-10\n\nSynopsis: A gas explosion and fire occurred on December 9, 1972, in downtown Clinton, MO. Gas had leaked into a building from a cracked cast-iron main located behind the building. Missouri Public Service Company personnel arrived at the site of the reported leak 50 minutes before the explosion. Eight persons died, and seven others were injured.\n\nNtsbnumber: PLD73XR004\n\nReport Number: PAR-74-03\n\nAddressee Name: Missouri Public Service Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1976-09-10\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1975-02-25\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: LETTER FROM MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY: PROCEDURES FOR OPERATING EMERGENCY VALVES ARE DISCUSSED AT THE COMPANY'S MONTHLY SAFETY MEETINGS. ALL OF THE GAS AND WATER OPERATING PERSONNEL ARE TRAINED TO LOCATE AND OPERATE MAIN LINE VALVES IN EMERGENCIES. IN TOWNS WHERE WE OPERATE BOTH GAS AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS, OUR ELECTRIC STAFF IS PRESENT AT THE MONTHLY SAFETY MEETINGS AND RECEIVES THE SAME INFORMATION. WE WOULD NOT HESITATE IN SENDING AN ELECTRIC SERVICEMAN TO OPERATE A VALVE IN AN EMERGENCY.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1578}