PHMSA Report 20140095
PHMSA Report 20140095
Gas transmission and gathering incident in DAINGERFIELD, MORRIS County, TX. Reported cause: NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, 812 NATURAL GAS released, $950 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.
Report number: 20140095.
Operator ID: 602.
Reported incident date: 8/29/2014 16:40.
Location detail: CY-02-05-10
Cause detail: OTHER NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE
Cause detail: A TREE FELL ON AN ABOVEGROUND TOWN BORDER STATION IN DAINGERFIELD, TX. THE TREE BROKE A UNION FITTING ON THE INLET SIDE OF A 2 INCH U-SHAPE ON THE STATION. THIS EVENT IS CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT TO THE OPERATOR AS FOUR HOMES WERE EVACUATED BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND THE HIGHWAY WAS CLOSED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 HOURS.
PHMSA trend classification: not significant, not serious.
PHMSA standardized cause: NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE — OTHER NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE.
PHMSA indexed costs: $3,953 reported total cost, $2,559.429 in 1984 dollars, $3,737.843 in current-year dollars.
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