NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-095

NTSB safety recommendation P-76-095.

COOPERATE AND COORDINATE WITH THOSE GROUPS ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH A "ONE-CALL" SYSTEM IN AREAS IN WHICH THEY CONDUCT EXCAVATION ACTIVITIES.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1977-01-31

Adopted Date: 1976-12-09

Overall Date Closed: 1983-02-28

Synopsis: ON JUNE 16, 1976, A PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT EXCAVATING FOR A STREET WIDENING PROJECT ON VENICE BOULEVARD IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, STRUCK AND PUNCTURED AN 8-INCH PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE OWNED BY THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA. THE ESCAPING GASOLINE SPRAYED ON NEARBY BUILDINGS AND IGNITED, 9 PERSONS WERE KILLED, 14 PERSONS WERE INJURED, 7 BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED, OTHER BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED BY FIRE AND HEAT, AND 15 VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED.

Ntsbnumber: DCA76MP021

Report Number: PAR-76-08

Addressee Name: Griffith Company

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1983-02-28

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-13

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: THE GRIFFITH COMPANY LETTER: GRIFFITH COMPANY HAS ALWAYS TAKEN A RESPONSIBLE ROLE IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION OF ALL POTENTIAL HAZARDS ON PROJECTS BEFORE COMMENCING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE USE OF UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT (U.S.A.). FOR YOUR INFORMATION, GRIFFITH COMPANY WAS VERY ACTIVE IN PROMOTING STATE LEGISLATION REQUIRING OPERATORS/OWNERS OF "HAZARDOUS" UNDERGROUND UTILITIES TO PROVIDE ACCURATE "AS BUILT" INFORMATION TO CONTRACTORS WHEN THEY ARE CONDUCTING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS NEAR THESE FACILITIES. THE HAZARDOUS UTILITY OWNERS AND OPERATORS, HOWEVER, WERE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUNDLY DEFEATING THE PROPOSED MEASURE.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-02-28

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-05

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Name: C.W. Poss, Inc.

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1983-02-28

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-18

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: C. W. POSS, INC.LETTER: POSS CONTRUCTORS, INC., IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REFERENCED RECOMMENDATION BY IMPLEMENTING A FULL-TIME SAFETY DIRECTOR WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IT IS TO COORDINATE EFFORTS IN THE LOCATING OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF ANY EXCAVATION. THESE EFFORTS ARE DIRECTED AT ALL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATELY-OWNED.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-03-08

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-08

Communication Type: Official Correspondence