{"operation":"document","citation":"P-78-076","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-076","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1978-12-29","effective_on":"1978-12-29","summary":"PROTECT PIPELINES TO BE CROSSED DURING CONSTRUCTION BY VERIFYING THE LOCATION, ELEVATION, AND DIMENSIONS OF ALL KNOWN OR SUSPECTED UNDERGROUND OBSTRUCTIONS AHEAD OF THE WORK AND BY REVIEWING ALL REQUIREMENTS IN THE SPECIFICATIONS WITH ITS FIELD SUPERVISOR.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-076.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-076.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-076","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-78-076","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-78-076.\n\nPROTECT PIPELINES TO BE CROSSED DURING CONSTRUCTION BY VERIFYING THE LOCATION, ELEVATION, AND DIMENSIONS OF ALL KNOWN OR SUSPECTED UNDERGROUND OBSTRUCTIONS AHEAD OF THE WORK AND BY REVIEWING ALL REQUIREMENTS IN THE SPECIFICATIONS WITH ITS FIELD SUPERVISOR.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1978-12-29\n\nAdopted Date: 1978-12-07\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1983-04-01\n\nSynopsis: 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.\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA78MP020\n\nReport Number: PAR-78-05\n\nAddressee Name: Torson Construction Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1983-04-01\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-04-01\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1982-10-08\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1295}