{"operation":"document","citation":"P-85-005","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-85-005","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1985-04-19","effective_on":"1985-04-19","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY: REQUIRE THAT MAGNETS ON TEMPORARY BONDING CABLES INSTALLED TO MAINTAIN ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY DURING PIPE CUTTING OPERATIONS BE CHECKED FREQUENTLY FOR PROPER POSITIONING AND CHECKED IMMEDIATELY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE PIPE.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-85-005.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-85-005.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-85-005","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-85-005","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-85-005.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY: REQUIRE THAT MAGNETS ON TEMPORARY BONDING CABLES INSTALLED TO MAINTAIN ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY DURING PIPE CUTTING OPERATIONS BE CHECKED FREQUENTLY FOR PROPER POSITIONING AND CHECKED IMMEDIATELY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE PIPE.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1985-04-19\n\nAdopted Date: 1985-03-08\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1985-08-19\n\nSynopsis: ON JUNE 19, 1984, SIX EMPLOYEES OF A CONTRACTOR WORKING FOR WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY (WGL) IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, WERE USING MECHANICAL SAWS TO CUT A SECTION OF 22-INCH DIAMETER, COATED AND CATHODICALLY PROTECTED, STEEL PIPELINE WHEN RESIDUAL GAS AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN THE ISOLATED SECTION OF THE PIPELINE WAS IGNITED. A FLASHFIRE ENSUED, AND FOUR CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES WHO WERE OPERATING THE SAWS AND A WGL SUPERINTENDENT WERE BURNED.\n\nProbable Cause: None\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA84FP021\n\nReport Number: None\n\nAddressee Name: Washington Gas\n\nAddressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1985-08-19\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1985-05-07\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: WGLC LTR: A SPECIAL NOTE HAS BEEN INCLUDED CONCERNING THE NEED TO MONITOR THE BONDING CABLES DURING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS TO ASSURE THEY ARE NOT MOVED.\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1985-08-19\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1551}