{"operation":"document","citation":"P-78-080","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-080","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1978-12-29","effective_on":"1978-12-29","summary":"AMEND STATE LAW TO SPECIFY THE USE OF HAND-EXCAVATED TEST HOLES, OR OTHER PROVEN, ACCURATE METHOD, TO ESTABLISH A PRECISE DEPTH OR LOCATION OF THE UNDERGROUND FACILITY, AND TO ESTABLISH A WIDE BUFFER ZONE BESIDE A PIPELINE LOCATION, OVER WHICH HEAVY EQUIPMENT CANNOT OPERATE, TO ALLOW FOR ERRORS IN ESTABLISHING THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF UNDER-GROUND FACILITIES.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-080.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-080.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-080","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-78-080","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-78-080.\n\nAMEND STATE LAW TO SPECIFY THE USE OF HAND-EXCAVATED TEST HOLES, OR OTHER PROVEN, ACCURATE METHOD, TO ESTABLISH A PRECISE DEPTH OR LOCATION OF THE UNDERGROUND FACILITY, AND TO ESTABLISH A WIDE BUFFER ZONE BESIDE A PIPELINE LOCATION, OVER WHICH HEAVY EQUIPMENT CANNOT OPERATE, TO ALLOW FOR ERRORS IN ESTABLISHING THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF UNDER-GROUND FACILITIES.\n\nPriority: CLASS III\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1978-12-29\n\nAdopted Date: 1978-12-07\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1987-08-19\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: State of Missouri\n\nAddressee Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1987-08-19\n\nAddressee Acronym: MO\n\nAddressee Organization Type: S-State Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1987-08-19\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: NO RESPONSE--FOLLOWUP LETTER.\n\nAddressee Acronym: MO\n\nAddressee Organization Type: S-State Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1987-10-08\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Acronym: MO\n\nAddressee Organization Type: S-State Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1982-10-05\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Acronym: MO\n\nAddressee Organization Type: S-State Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1987-08-19\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1793}