NTSB Safety Recommendation P-82-047

NTSB safety recommendation P-82-047.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE: REVISE THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS GAS GUIDE PROVIDED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PART 192.751, PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL IGNITION, OF TITLE 49, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TO ADVISE AGAINST CUTTING GAS MAINS UNDER PRESSURE UNLESS SPECIFIC CONDITIONS CAN BE IDENTIFIED WHEREIN SUCH A PRACTICE CAN BE PERFORMED SAFELY. IF SUCH CONDITIONS EXIST, IDENTIFY THEM IN THE GUIDE AND DESCRIBE THE SAFEGUARDS NECESSARY FOR SAFELY CUTTING GAS PIPELINES UNDER PRESSURE.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1982-12-10

Adopted Date: 1982-11-26

Overall Date Closed: 1985-07-29

Synopsis: ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1982, NATURAL GAS, BLOWING AT 15 PSIG FROM THE OPEN ENDS OF A 2 1/4-INCH CAST-IRON GAS MAIN LOCATED IN A DEEP, NARROW EXCAVATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF COOPER AND MARSHAL STREETS IN DUBLIN, GEORGIA, WAS IGNITED BY AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. THREE CITY OF DUBLIN GAS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES WHO WERE WORKING IN THE EXCAVATION WERE CRITICALLY BURNED. THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT OF THE GAS DEPARTMENT, WHO WAS STANDING AT THE EDGE OF THE EXCAVATION, HELPED THE INJURED OUT OF THE DITCH AND WAS SERIOUSLY BURNED IN THE PROCESS.

Ntsbnumber: DCA82FP021

Report Number: None

Addressee Name: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1985-07-29

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1983-07-21

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: ASME LETTER ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF RECOMMENDATION AND SAID IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AT THE NOVEMBER 1, 1983, COMMITTEE MEETING.

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1985-07-29

Communication Type: Official Correspondence