NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-070

NTSB safety recommendation P-78-070.

REQUIRE ITS PERSONNEL TO RECORD ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED ON THE PIPE CONDITION REPORT FORM. ANY PIPELINE DEPTHS OF LESS THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIRED IN 49 CFR 192.327 SHOULD BE CAREFULLY NOTED ON PIPELINE MAPS AND OTHER RECORDS.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1978-12-29

Adopted Date: 1978-12-07

Overall Date Closed: 1983-08-15

Synopsis: ON JUNE 12, 1978, A 10-INCH NATURAL GAS PIPELINE OWNED BY THE GAS SERVICE COMPANY WAS STRUCK AND RUPTURED BY EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWER IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. THE NATURAL GAS ESCAPED FROM A 5-INCH-LONG HOLE IN THE PIPELINE. THE GAS IGNITED WHILE TWO GAS COMPANY EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING THE PIPE WITH HAND TOOLS BEFORE INSTALLING A PIPE REPAIR CLAMP. BOTH MEN WERE BURNED SERIOUSLY.

Ntsbnumber: DCA78MP020

Report Number: PAR-78-05

Addressee Name: Gas Service Company

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1983-08-15

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-04-05

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: GAS SERVICE COMPANY LETTER: CONSTRUCTION WORK RECORDS MAKE PROVISION FOR INDICATING DEPTHS OF INSTALLATION. IT IS CONTINUALLY STRESSED THAT PROPER RECORDS (ALL TYPES) MUST BE KEPT SO AS TO DOCUMENT ANY WORK EFFORT. THIS HAS TO BE AN ONGOING EFFORT WITH ENFORCEMENT PRIMARILY RESTING ON LINE SUPERVISORS.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-08-15

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-04-01

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-08

Communication Type: Official Correspondence