{"operation":"document","citation":"P-78-078","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-078","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1978-12-29","effective_on":"1978-12-29","summary":"REQUIRE ITS EMPLOYEES TO PRECISELY ESTABLISH THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LOCATIONS OF GAS PIPELINES BY MEANS OF HAND-EXCAVATED TEST HOLES BEFORE ALLOWING HEAVY EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT IN THE AREA OF A PIPELINE CROSSING.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-078.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-078.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-078","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-78-078","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-78-078.\n\nREQUIRE ITS EMPLOYEES TO PRECISELY ESTABLISH THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LOCATIONS OF GAS PIPELINES BY MEANS OF HAND-EXCAVATED TEST HOLES BEFORE ALLOWING HEAVY EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT IN THE AREA OF A PIPELINE CROSSING.\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DCA78MP020\n\nReport Number: PAR-78-05\n\nAddressee Name: Torson Construction Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1983-04-01\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-04-01\n\nCommunication Type: Official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":1255}