{"operation":"document","citation":"P-78-057","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-057","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1978-08-28","effective_on":"1978-08-28","summary":"ADVISE ITS MEMBER COMPANIES OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS ACCIDENT AND URGE THEM TO REVIEW THEIR OPERATING PRACTICES, PROCEDURES, AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO PERSONNEL WORKING IN CONFINED AREAS. THIS REVIEW SHOULD INCLUDE BOTH PROMULGATION OF PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. (URGENT)","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-057.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-057.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-057","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-78-057","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-78-057.\n\nADVISE ITS MEMBER COMPANIES OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS ACCIDENT AND URGE THEM TO REVIEW THEIR OPERATING PRACTICES, PROCEDURES, AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO PERSONNEL WORKING IN CONFINED AREAS. THIS REVIEW SHOULD INCLUDE BOTH PROMULGATION OF PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. (URGENT)\n\nPriority: CLASS I\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1978-08-28\n\nAdopted Date: 1978-09-09\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1980-02-14\n\nSynopsis: ON MARCH 29, 1978, THE OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS COMPANY (ONG) DISPATCHED A CREW TO SHUT OFF GAS SERVICE TO A SHOPPING CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE A VALVE, SO THEY DISCONNECTED THE LINE AT A 2-INCH UNION AND PLUGGED THE LINE WITHOUT FIRST STOPPING THE FLOW OF GAS. ON APRIL 24, 1978, ONG ASSIGNED A DIFFERENT CREW TO RESTORE GAS SERVICE TO THE SHOPPING CENTER. TWO EMPLOYEES WERE OVERCOME BY GAS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECONNECT THE 2-INCH UNION WITHOUT FIRST STOPPING THE FLOW OF GAS INSIDE THE VAULT. THREE OTHER ONG EMPLOYEES ENTERED THE VAULT THROUGH THE 19-INCH OPENING TO RESCUE THE MEN AND WERE ALSO OVERCOME; THE CREW DID NOT HAVE A RESPIRATOR AT THE JOB SITE. ONE MAN WAS PULLED OUT OF THE VAULT BY OTHER ONG WORKERS AND WAS REVIVED AT THE SCENE; HOWEVER, THE OTHER FOUR MEN DIED OF ASPHYXIATION.\n\nNtsbnumber: FTW78FP008\n\nReport Number: None\n\nAddressee Name: American Gas Association\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1980-02-14\n\nAddressee Acronym: AGA\n\nAddressee Organization Type: A-Associations\n\nCommunication Date: 1979-11-16\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: 11/16/79 - AGA LTR: SAFETY RECOMMENDATION BEING ADDRESSED IN GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH PROGRAM.\n\nAddressee Acronym: AGA\n\nAddressee Organization Type: A-Associations\n\nCommunication Date: 1980-02-14\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1897}