{"operation":"document","citation":"P-80-023","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-023","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1980-04-18","effective_on":"1980-04-18","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE GOVERNOR OF PUERTO RICO: DIRECT CONTRACTORS, UTILITIES, AND OTHER EXCAVATORS ON HIGHWAY OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO UTILIZE PROPERLY THE ESTABLISHED \"ONE-CALL\" NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (CENTRO DE EXCAVACIONES) SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN BE PROTECTED AGAINST SIMILAR ACCIDENTS. (URGENT)","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-023.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-023.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-023","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-80-023","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-80-023.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE GOVERNOR OF PUERTO RICO: DIRECT CONTRACTORS, UTILITIES, AND OTHER EXCAVATORS ON HIGHWAY OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO UTILIZE PROPERLY THE ESTABLISHED \"ONE-CALL\" NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (CENTRO DE EXCAVACIONES) SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN BE PROTECTED AGAINST SIMILAR ACCIDENTS. (URGENT)\n\nPriority: CLASS I\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1980-04-18\n\nAdopted Date: 1980-04-18\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1988-07-25\n\nSynopsis: ON JANUARY 30, 1980, SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS AND A SUBSEQUENT FIRE KILLED ONE PERSON AND EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED APPROXIMATELY 25 HOUSES AND OTHER PROPERTY ADJACENT TO A SMALL CANAL IN THE SECTOR CANA OF BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO. THE SAFETY BOARD'S CONTINUING INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT THE EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE WERE CAUSED BY THE IGNITION OF GASOLINE THAT HAD LEAKED FROM A BREAK IN AN 8-INCH, REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE, WHICH HAD BEEN STRUCK AND RUPTURED BY EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT.\n\nProbable Cause: None\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA80MP008\n\nReport Number: PAR-80-06\n\nAddressee Name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico\n\nAddressee Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1988-07-25\n\nAddressee Acronym: PR\n\nAddressee Organization Type: L-Local Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-05-19\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Acronym: PR\n\nAddressee Organization Type: L-Local Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1988-07-25\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Acronym: PR\n\nAddressee Organization Type: L-Local Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1988-04-13\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Acronym: PR\n\nAddressee Organization Type: L-Local Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1982-10-08\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1788}