NTSB Safety Recommendation P-75-012

NTSB safety recommendation P-75-012.

REVIEW AND REVISE ITS EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND ITS EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAM TO INSURE THAT HOUSES IN A SUSPECTED LEAKAGE AREA ARE ENTERED AND CHECKED FOR GAS. (URGENT)

Priority: CLASS I

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1975-10-20

Adopted Date: 1975-09-23

Overall Date Closed: 1985-07-09

Synopsis: ON JUNE 17, 1975, A HOUSE IN STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, EXPLODED AND BURNED WHEN THE OWNER TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC STOVE. THE BLAST FROM THE EXPLOSION SEARED HIS FACE, NECK, ARMS, AND LEGS; HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR BURNS AND SHOCK AND DIED ON JUNE 18.

Probable Cause: The National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of the accident disclosed that gas had been leaking from a corrosion hole, 2 1/2-inches long and 1/8 inch wide, which was located in a 3/4-inch galvanized steel gas service line capped in the basement of the house.

Keywords: Training and Education

Ntsbnumber: DCA75FP004

Report Number: None

Addressee Name: Stroudsburg Gas Company

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1985-07-09

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1975-11-28

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: LTR FROM STROUDSBURG GAS COMPANY: THE STROUDSBURG GAS COMPANY EMPLOYEES HAVE HAD 5 TRAINING PROGRAMS SINCE JUNE 17, 1975, FEATURING LEAK INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES FROM THE INITIAL REPORT OF A LEAK UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED OR ELIMINATED AS ONE. TRAINING PROGRAMS WILL BE HELD FROM TIME TO TIME TO IMPROVE LEAK INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES, AND TO IMPLEMENT NEW PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1985-07-09

Communication Type: Official Correspondence