Closure Letters
Closure Letters
As of November 2023, ESRB started issuing Closure Letters for incident Investigations. The table below shows the incidents and provides a link to the closure letter.
| Incident Number |
Incident Date | Utility | Reason for Investigation | Brief description of Incident | Closure Letter |
| EI240820A |
20-Aug-2024 | PG&E |
Fatality | On August 20, 2024, at 0215 hours, PG&E was notified of an outage in the vicinity of South 2nd Street and Cutting Boulevard in Richmond, of Contra Costa County, a non-HFTD. The area is served by the Richmond R 1129 12kV underground distribution circuit. At approximately 0300 hours, PG&E was made aware of a deceased individual located inside a PG&E manhole in the same area. Preliminary information indicates that a 3rd party individual, not performing work on behalf of PG&E, was inside the manhole and made contact with PG&E equipment resulting in electrocution. |
E20240820-01 |
| EI240809A |
09-Aug-2024 | PG&E |
Injury |
On August 9, 2024, at 0131 hours, PG&E's Distribution Operator received notification that Circuit Breaker 2100/2 locked out de-energizing 21kV auxiliary bus and bank 4 at the Milpitas Substation in the vicinity of S Milpitas Blvd and Pepper Place in Milpitas, Santa Clara County, a non-HFTD. The responding electrician found no hazards, cleared targets and re-energized. Bank 4 carries no load and so there was no outage, and no customers were impacted. Before the electrician left the substation, Milpitas Police came to the Substation gate and advised electrician of a burn victim outside the substation wearing only one shoe. The electrician went back out into the substation and discovered the matching shoe and observed a ladder from the substation leaning against PG&E equipment. The victim was transported via ambulance to a local hospital and PG&E has confirmed they have been admitted for hospitalization. |
E20240809-01 |
| EI240713A |
13-Jul-2024 | PG&E |
Injury |
On July 13, 2024, at 1330 hours, PG&E was notified of an electrical contact in the vicinity of Stage Road and Foletta Road, in Gonzales of Monterey County, a non-HFTD. The area is served by Gonzales 1104 12kV overhead distribution circuit. The responding troubleshooter learned that a third-party individual, not performing work on behalf of PG&E, was operating a scissor lift and contacted made contact with the overhead primary lines. The individual was transported via ambulance to a local hospital, and PG&E confirmed that the individual is being admitted for hospitalization. |
E20240713-01 |
| EI240607A |
07-Jun-2024 | PG&E | Injury | On June 7, 2024, at 1940 hours, PG&E was notified of an outage in the vicinity of Gage Street and Summer Street, in Bakersfield of Kern County, a non-HFTD. This area is served by the Bakersfield 2106 21kV overhead distribution circuit. A troubleshooter responded and learned that an individual using a ladder, contacted PG&E's primary overhead conductor with a tree trimming tool. The individual sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital for treatment. |
E20240611-01 |
|
202405401 |
6-Jun-2024 | SCE | Injury | SCE submits this report as it involves an event that meets the personal injury requiring in-patient hospitalization reporting requirement. Preliminary information indicates an unidentified individual accessed an underground vault and sustained injuries in an apparent attempt to tamper with and/or vandalize energized electrical facilities. It is our understanding the individual was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. |
E20240606-01 |
| E20240419-01 & 202403850 |
19-Apr-2024 | SCE |
Injury |
SCE submits this report as it involves an event that meets the personal injury requiring in-patient hospitalization reporting requirement. Preliminary information indicates an unidentified individual accessed an underground vault and sustained injuries in an apparent attempt to tamper with and/or vandalize energized electrical facilities. |
E20240419-01 |
| E20240417-01 & 202403715 |
17-Apr-2024 | SCE |
Injury |
SCE submits this report as it involves an event that may meet the personal injury requiring in-patient hospitalization reporting requirement. Preliminary information indicates an employee of a third-party contractor was engaged in excavation to repair an underground water leak and sustained injuries after striking and damaging SCE underground electrical facilities. |
E20240417-01 |
| EI240326B |
26-Mar-2024 |
PG&E | Property Damage | On March 26, 2024, at 2116 hours, PG&E was made aware of a transmission line arc flash in the area of Valley Drive and South Hill Drive, Brisbane of San Mateo County, a non-HFTD. This area is served by the Martin/SF 115kV transmission line. A troubleshooter responded and found damage to a commercial building. On April 30, 2024, PG&E Law Claims received a claim alleging arcing from PG&E facilities caused property damage exceeding $50,000.00. |
E20240430-01 |
| EI240326A |
26-Mar-2024 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On March 26, 2024, at 0755 hours, an electrical issue at the PG&E Larkin Substation caused a power outage for customers on the 'SF Y-1120’ 12kV Distribution Circuit. At 0910 hours, a troubleshooter confirmed a fire in an underground vault, which was extinguished, causing damage to cables and equipment. Power was restored to most customers by March 29, 2024, with final repairs completed on April 3, 2024. |
E20240326-01 |
| 202402981 |
25-Mar-2024 |
SCE |
Fatality |
SCE submits this report as it involves an event that meets the fatality reporting requirement. Preliminary information indicates an unidentified individual sustained fatal injury after climbing a pole, reportedly contacted energized electrical facilities, and then fell to the ground. |
E20240325-01 |
| EI240314A |
14-Mar-2024 |
PG&E |
Property Damage | On March 14, 2024, at approximately 1018 hours, PG&E experienced a sustained interruption impacting 2,328 customers in the vicinity of Underhill Road and Cam Encinas in Orinda, of Contra Costa County, a non-HFTD. This area is served by the Moraga 1101 12kV Overhead Distribution. A troubleshooter responded and removed a tree branch from the lines. At approximately 1114 hours, all customers were restored. |
E20240314-01 |
| 240220- 15685 | 20-Feb-2024 |
SDG&E | Injury & Property Damage |
It was reported by major media that a tow truck driver fell asleep while driving and crashed the vehicle he was driving through a fence and into a power pole. Further it was reported that while a member of the public tried to assist the tow truck driver, he was shocked and transported to UCSD Medical Center for treatment. The injured man was said to be responsive and talking to emergency responders. While the shock does not appear to be attributable to utility facilities, the injuries did coincide with a vehicle collision into utility facilities, and thus SDG&E is reporting out of an abundance of caution. |
E20240220-01 |
| EI240127A |
27-Jan-2024 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
PG&E Law Claims was made aware of a claim from a customer in the area of Montgomery Drive and Jackson Drive, in Santa Rosa of Sonoma County, a non-HFTD. This area is served by the Rincon 1102 12kV overhead distribution circuit. The claim alleges that on January 27, 2024, a structure fire occurred that caused property damage exceeding $50,000. |
E20240208-01 |
| EI231220A |
25-Jan-2024 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On January 25, 2024, PG&E Law-Claims reported multiple claims have been received which collectively exceed $50,000. The customers are located in the vicinity of West Mountain View Avenue and South Riverside Avenue in Cantua Creek, of Fresno County, a non-HFTD. The area is served by the Giffen 1102 12kV overhead distribution circuit, but at the time was fed by the Cantua 1103 12kV circuit. The claims allege that on December 20, 2023, PG&E supplied unbalanced voltage resulting in property damage to customer equipment. | E20240125-02 |
| 231211- 15633 |
11-Dec-2023 |
SCE |
Injury |
SCE submits this report as it involves an event that meets the personal injury requiring in-patient hospitalization reporting requirement. Preliminary information reflects an employee of Par West Line Contractors, a contractor working on a pole replacement project on behalf of SCE, sustained burn injuries and transported via ambulance to Barstow Community Hospital. At the time of the incident, the Kramer-Cool water 115 kV circuit was deenergized and grounded. |
E20231211-01 |
| E20231218-01 | 21-Nov-2023 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On December 15, 2023, PG&E Law Claims received a claim exceeding $50,000 for an outage in the area of Thornton Road and I-5 Frontage Road, Lodi of San Joaquin County, a non HFTD. This area is served by the Eight Mile 2101 21kV Overhead Distribution. The claim alleges that on November 21, 2023, a power surge caused damage to electrical equipment. |
EI231121A |
| E20231107-01 | 7-Nov-2023 | PG&E |
Injury | On November 7, 2023, PG&E heard reports of a possible injury and power lines down at 5805 E Hwy 20 in Lucerne, CA. Three third-party individuals were attempting to retrieve their drone that got stuck in a tree. One of the individuals used an aluminum ladder to climb into the tree and brought a metal pole to attempt to free the drone. The individual who climbed the tree struck a nearby overhead conductor with the pole and received a fatal electric shock. The two other individuals refused medical treatment. | E20231107-01 & EI231107A |
| E20231024-01 |
24-Oct-2023 | PG&E | Injury | On October 24, 2023, at 0920 hours, PG&E received notification of an injured individual due to electric contact in the vicinity of East Lancaster Drive and East Yokuts Avenue in Stockton, of San Joaquin County, a non-HFTD. The area is served by the Hammer 1104 12kV overhead distribution circuit. A third-party tree crew who was not performing work on behalf of PG&E made contact with the primary lines. The individual received an electric shock and was transported to the hospital and is expected to be admitted for overnight treatment. |
E20231024-01 & EI231024A |
| EI231005A |
05-Oct-2023 | PG&E | Injury |
On October 5, 2023, PG&E responded to an outage in the vicinity of E McKinley Ave just west of N Maple Ave in Fresno, a non-HFTD. The area is served by the Barton 1106 12kV overhead distribution circuit. The troubleshooter was searching for the cause of the outage when nearby unhoused individuals approached and explained that another unhoused person attempted to cut into a 600A riser, resulting in an explosion and was thrown away from the pole. The Fresno Fire Department responded, and the injured party was taken and admitted to Community Region Medical Center (CRMC) in Fresno. |
E20231005-01 |
| E20230826-01 |
26-Aug-2023 |
SDG&E |
Fatality |
A vehicle collision where the vehicle exited the roadway and struck a transformer on the sidewalk in front of 1350 Euclid Ave in San Diego. The police believe that after the initial collision, the passenger exited the vehicle and tried to dislodge the vehicle off of the transformer. As the passenger was attempting to dislodge the vehicle she was electrocuted and died at the scene. This caused a fire to erupt, and the driver exited the vehicle and was also electrocuted (she was transported from the scene). While the fatality or hospitalization does not appear to be attributable to utility facilities, the injuries did coincide with a vehicle collision into utility facilities, and thus SDG&E is reporting out of an abundance of caution. |
230826- 15567 |
| E20230913-01 & 202307576 | 8-Aug-2023 |
SCE |
Property Damage | SCE submits this report as it involves an event (structure fire) that may meet the property damage to the utility or others is above $50,00 reporting requirement. SCE received notice from counsel on behalf of the property owner's insurance carrier alleging SCE facilities were involved in the ignition of a fire at the subject residential property. The fire was limited to the garage of the residence and did not spread to adjacent properties. Our personnel responded and replaced a compromised secondary neutral connector at Pole No. 1625561E. There was no circuit relay on the Sewell 12kV circuit out of Hamilton Substation nor reports of downed wire at the time of the fire. |
E20230913-01 |
| E20230720-01 |
20-Jul-2023 | SCE | Injury | A male individual sustained burn injuries when he made contact with high-voltage equipment from SCE’s energized pad-mounted transformer. Based on the investigation, it was revealed that the individual was attempting to vandalize SCE’s underground facilities, which led to his injuries. |
E20230720-01 & 202306722 |
| E20230803-01 |
18-Jul-2023 |
SDG&E |
Property Damage |
On July 18, 2023, a hillside brush fire broke out in San Diego, CA, north of Clairemont Mesa Boulevard and Repecho Drive. A faulty lightening arrestor on SDG&E’s pole number P67956 potentially ignited the brush fire. There were no injuries reported and the only damaged equipment was the lightening arrestor. SDG&E reported the incident on August 3, 2023, meeting significant media coverage criteria. |
230803-15549 |
| E20230706-01 |
1-Jul-2023 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On July 1, 2023, a PG&E Troubleshooter responded to a customer call regarding a leaking overhead transformer at 35100 Garcia St in Union City, CA. The Troubleshooter arrived and observed the transformer was leaking oil containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) over the customer’s landscaping, sidewalk, and vehicles. PG&E reported the incident under the property damage criterion after estimating the damage caused by the leaking oil exceeded $50,000. |
EI230701A |
| E20230512-01 |
12-May-2023 | SCE | Injury | Two individuals sustained burn injuries when they made contact with high-voltage equipment from SCE’s energized pad-mounted transformer. Based on the investigation, it was revealed that the individuals were attempting to vandalize SCE’s underground facilities, which led to their injuries. |
E20230512-01 & 202304614 |
| E20230503-01 |
3-May-2023 | SCE | Injury | SCE submits this report as it involves an event that meets the fatality or personal injury requiring in-patient hospitalization reporting requirement. Preliminary information reflects a male individual was removing roof flashing off a structure when the flashing was elevated and contacted an overhead primary conductor. He reportedly sustained injuries and was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. |
E20230503-01 |
| E20230417-01 |
17-Apr-2023 | PG&E | Injury | On April 17, 2023, at 0925 hours, a PG&E repair crew was performing planned work in the vicinity of Queens Court and Llewellyn Avenue in Campbell, of Santa Clara County, a non-HFTD. The area is served by the El Patio 1116 12kV overhead distribution circuit. While replacing a street light overhead service, a journeyman line worker received an electric shock and was transported to the hospital and is expected to be admitted for overnight treatment. |
E20230417-01 EI230417A |
| EI230411A | 11-Apr-2023 | PG&E | Property Damage | On April 11, 2023, at 0010 hours, PG&E received notification of a voltage imbalance associated with Placer Substation Circuit Breaker 142. Placer Substation is located in the vicinity of Blocker Drive and Hidden Creek Drive in Auburn, of Placer County, a non-HFTD. Based on preliminary information, Placer 115kV Circuit Breaker failed and will need to be replaced. The cost of the circuit breaker replacement is expected to exceed $50,000. | E20230411-01 |
| E20230606-02 & EI230321A |
21-Mar-2023 | PG&E |
Property Damage | On June 6, 2023, PG&E Law-Claims received a claim for property damage exceeding $50,000. The customer is located at 560 West Ormonde Road in San Luis Obispo of San Luis Obispo County, a Tier 2 High Fire Threat District (HFTD). The area is served by the Oceano 1104 12 kilovolts (kV) Overhead (OH) Distribution Circuit. The claim alleged that on March 21, 2023, the customer experienced unbalanced voltage resulting in damage to multiple appliances. PG&E reported this incident under the property damage criterion. PG&E did not retain any equipment associated with this incident because the incident did not meet reportability criteria at the time. |
E20230606-02 & EI230321A |
| E20230320-01 |
14-Mar-2023 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On March 14, 2023, at 1240 hours, PG&E responded to a trouble notification on the Radum Vallecitos 60kV line and Vineyard 2107 21kV overhead distribution circuit. A PG&E troubleshooter arrived in the vicinity of Vineyard Avenue and El Capitan Drive in Pleasanton, of Alameda County, a non-HFTD, and found a tree making contact with the Radum Vallecitos 60kV line. This resulted in the 60kV making contact with the Vineyard 2107 21kV distribution under-build. As of March 20, 2023, PG&E Law-Claims has received multiple claims that collectively exceed $50,000. The claims allege property damage due to unbalanced voltage. |
EI230314A |
| E20230305-01 |
5-Mar-2023 |
SCE | Injury | SCE submits this report as it involves an event that meets the fatality or personal injury rising to the level of in-patient hospitalization reporting requirement. Preliminary information reflects an unidentified male individual sustained injuries during an apparent act of vandalizing underground electrical facilities. The involved party was transported from the scene to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana. |
202302286 |
| EI230224B |
25-Feb-2023 |
PG&E | Property Damage |
PG&E records indicate an outage occurred in the vicinity of Coyote Ridge Road and Road 426 in Oakhurst, of Madera County, a Tier 3-HFTD. The area is served by the Coarsegold 2102 21kV overhead distribution circuit. On February 25, 2023, at 0100 hours, a PG&E troubleshooter was dispatched to a support a structure fire in the same area of the outage. The troubleshooter arrived and observed the weatherhead of the residence on the ground and an active structure fire. On April 4, 2023, PG&E Law Claims received a claim in excess of $50,000, alleging PG&E equipment caused the structure fire. | E20230404-01 |
| E20230606-03 |
24-Feb-2023 | PG&E | Property Damage |
On June 6, 2023, PG&E Law-Claims received a claim for property damage exceeding $50,000. The customer is located in the vicinity of Grand Avenue and Cliff Avenue in Capitola, of Santa Cruz County, a non-HFTD. The area is served by the Soquel 0402 4kV overhead distribution circuit. The claims alleges that on February 24, 2023, the customer experienced unbalanced voltage resulting in damage to multiple appliances. |
E20230606-03 & EI230224E |
| EI230304A |
23-Feb-2023 | PG&E | Property Damage | On August 16, 2023, PG&E Law-Claims received a claim for property damage exceeding $50,000. The customer is located in the vicinity of US 101 and Redwood Highway in Laytonville, of Mendocino County, a Tier 2-HFTD. The area is served by the WILLITS-1103 12kV overhead distribution circuit. The claim alleges that on March 4, 2023, the customers experienced unbalanced voltage resulting in damage to multiple appliances and equipment. |
E20230817-03 |
| EI230207A |
7-Feb-2023 | PG&E | Property Damage | On February 7, 2023, at 0715 hours, PG&E responded to an outage notification in the vicinity of Howard Street and 5th Street in San Francisco, of San Francisco County, a non-HFTD. The area is served by the SF X 1102 12kV overhead distribution circuit. As of July 28, 2023, PG&E Law-Claims has received multiple claims that collectively exceed $50,000. The claims allege the customers experienced unbalanced voltage resulting in damage to multiple appliances. |
E20230728-01 |
| EI230204A |
4-Feb-2023 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
PG&E responded to a trouble notification on the Contra Costa Balfour 60kV line and Brentwood 2112 21kV overhead distribution circuit. A PG&E troubleshooter arrived in the vicinity of Sellers Avenue and Zelma Lane in Brentwood, of Contra Costa County, a non-HFTD. The troubleshooter found a car-pole accident damaged a wood transmission pole which resulted in the 60kV line coming into contact with the Brentwood 2112 21kV distribution under-build. As of February 23, 2023, PG&E Law-Claims has received multiple claims that collectively exceed $50,000. The claims allege property damage due to unbalanced voltage. |
E20230223-01 |
| EI230131A |
31-Jan-2023 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On May 24, 2023, PG&E Law-Claims received a customer claim for property damage exceeding $50,000. The customer is located in the vicinity of Gilbert Drive and Weston Place in Palo Cedro, of Shasta County, a Tier 2-HFTD. The area is served by the Oregon Trail 1104 12kV overhead distribution circuit. The claim alleges that on January 31, 2023, the customer experienced unbalanced voltage resulting in damage to multiple appliances. |
E20230525-01 |
| E20230713-01 |
11-Jan-2023 | SCE | Property Damage | SCE submits this report as it involves an event (structure fire) that may meet the property damage to the utility or others is above $50,000 reporting requirement. SCE received notice from counsel on behalf of the property owner's insurance carrier alleging SCE facilities were involved in the ignition of the fire that affected the subject residential property. Our information reflects the Meadowbrook 12 kV circuit experienced relay activity at 6:55 a.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Our personnel responded to the area and observed overhead equipment failure on Pole No. 4914058E and fire at the base of the pole. We subsequently received a demand from counsel in which the damages were noted in excess of $50K. | E20230713-01 |
| E20231221-01 |
5-Jan-2023 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On December 19, 2023, PG&E Law received a claim exceeding $50,000 from a customer in the area of Lauff Ranch Road and Olema Bolinas Road, Bolinas of Marin County, a non-HFTD. This area is served by the Bolinas 1101 12kV overhead distribution circuit. The claim alleges that on January 5, 2023, an energized down line ignited two sheds on the customer's property. |
EI230105A |
| EI221231A |
31-Dec-2022 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On January 17, 2024, PG&E Law-Claims received a customer claim for property damage exceeding $50,000. The customer is located in the vicinity of Scotts Valley Drive and Dunslee Way in Scotts Valley, of Santa Cruz County, a non-HFTD. The area is served by the Camp Evers 2104 21kV underground distribution circuit. The claim alleges that on December 31, 2022, damaged electrical conduit allowed for rainwater to flood the incident location which resulted in property damage. |
E20240117-01 |
| E20221213-01 |
12-Dec-2022 | SCE | Injury | SCE submits this report as it involves an event that may meet the fatality or personal injury requiring inpatient hospitalization reporting requirement. Preliminary information indicates an employee of Hampton Tedder Electric, a contractor working on behalf of SCE on a pole replacement job, fell from heights and sustained injuries to his wrist and leg. He was transported from the scene to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance. |
E20221213-01 |
| EI221126A |
26-Nov-2022 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On June 1, 2023, PG&E Law-Claims received a claim for property damage exceeding $50,000. The customer is located in the vicinity of Fir Street and Center Street in Live Oak, of Sutter County, a non-HFTD. The area is served by the Live Oak 1104 12kV overhead distribution circuit. The claim alleges that on November 26, 2022, the customer experienced unbalanced voltage resulting in property damage to the residence. |
E20230601-01 |
| EI221116A |
16-Nov-2022 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
PG&E Law-Claims received a claim for property damage exceeding $50,000. The customer is located in the vicinity of Fir Street and Center Street in Live Oak, of Sutter County, a non-HFTD. The area is served by the Live Oak 1104 12kV overhead distribution circuit. The claim alleges that the customer experienced unbalanced voltage resulting in property damage to the residence. |
E20230203-01 |
| 20221130-01 | 13-Nov-2022 | PG&E | Property Damage | On November 12, 2022, at 1130 hours, PG&E responded to reports of flickering lights and smoke coming from electrical equipment at 15502 Curtis Circle, Sonora. PG&E tested voltages and determined the issue originated at the secondary riser cable on a nearby pole. PG&E repaired the riser cable and restored power at 2140 hours. PG&E reported the incident on November 30, 2022, under the property damage criteria after receiving a damage claim exceeding $50,000. | |
| 20221110-01 | 10-Nov-2022 | BVES | Fatality | A six-man bucket crew of Mowbray’s Tree Service, a tree trimming contractor of Bear Valley Electric Services (BVES) were maneuvering a 23-foot-long diameter central stem of a tree away from the de-energized damaged secondary conductors. During the maneuver, the stem started swinging sideways and one of the groundmen ended up getting momentarily pinned against the lift truck and later died in the hospital. My investigation revealed that the crew failed to determine the appropriate rigging system based on the size, length and weight of the tree section and to remain outside of the danger zone during the tree felling process. | E20221110-01 |
| E20221208-01 | 4-Nov-2022 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On November 4, 2022, at 2305 hours, PG&E received notification of an outage affecting Kern Power Substation and Rosedale Substation in Bakersfield of Kern County, a non-HFTD. The outage impacted 17,500 customers in the Bakersfield area. It is reported that Kern Power 115kV Circuit Breaker 282 failed and will need to be replaced. The cost of the circuit breaker replacement is expected to exceed $50,000. |
EI221104A |
| E20230608-01 |
3-Nov-2022 | SCE | Property Damage | On November 3, 2022, a structure fire was reported at 13529 Don Julian Road around 6:20 PM. Earlier the same day, SCE contractor replaced pole No. 1010264E resulting in a planned maintenance outage, including the above referenced residence. Upon completion of the work, electric service was restored at 3:45 PM. SCE assisted the Los Angeles County Fire Department in de-energizing the residence and noted no abnormal issues with their facilities near the Incident Site. SCE reported the incident on June 8, 2023, under the property damage criteria after receiving a claim exceeding $50,000 from the homeowner’s insurance company. | E20230608-01 202301630 |
| E20221026-01 |
26-Oct-2022 | SCE | Fatality | On October 26, 2022, SCE submits this report as it involves an event that meets the fatality or personal injury requiring inpatient hospitalization. Preliminary information indicates an unidentified individual sustained fatal injury in an apparent act of vandalism of electrical facilities within a subsurface structure. |
E20221026-01 |
| EI221018A |
18-Oct-2022 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On October 18, 2022, at 2101 hours the San Francisco Larkin (Y) 1108 12kV underground primary distribution circuit experienced a sustained outage affecting 2069 customers. PG&E troubleman responded to the area and discovered a failed underground distribution transformer bank near Ellis Street and Gough Street in San Francisco (a non-HFTD). Troubleman also discovered a splice failure near Laguna Street and Cleary Court. It is unknown if the outage was initially caused by the failed transformer bank or the splice failure. At 2255 hours 1602 customers were restored, leaving 467 customers still without power. PG&E received four reputable media inquiries into this incident within six hours of the incident. |
E20221018-01 |
| E20221005-01 |
4-Oct-2022 | SDG&E | Property Damage | On October 4, 2022, an outage occurred at 9:57am affecting 61,881 customers in the City of El Cajon. The outage was a result of a failed corroded wedge connector on a jumper that bridged the center phase on two overhead 69 kV transmission line spans. The incident was covered by local media reporting that the outage lasted one hour and thirty minutes for most of the customers. However, according to the information provided by SDG&E, power was restored in 36 seconds after the start of the outage. |
E20221005-01 221005-15305 |
| 202301831 |
2-Oct-2022 | SCE | Property Damage | SCE submits this report as it involves a structure fire event that meets the damage to property of the utility or others estimated to exceed $50,000 and is attributable or allegedly attributable to utility owned facilities reporting requirement. SCE received notice from the insurance carrier for the property owner of Arrow Park Condominiums located at 18725 E. Arrow Highway in the City of Covina, indicating a structure fire occurred within a unit on October 2, 2022, alleging SCE facilities may have been involved in the ignition of the fire at the location. Preliminary information indicates SCE field personnel responded to the subject address and found a secondary service cable corroded at Structure No. P5178810 which serves the subject location. According to the LACFD report, the fire started within the walls of Unit 32 and the cause of the fire was listed as unknown and unintentional. There was no extension of the fire into other units. However, due to smoke movement the firefighters created inspection holes within the adjacent Unit 33. |
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| EI220918A |
18-Sep-2022 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On September 18, 2022, at approximately 1209 hours, a residential structure fire occurred in the area of East Homestead Road and Peacock Avenue in Sunnyvale, a Non-HFTD. This area is serviced by the Wolfe 1106 12kV overhead primary distribution circuit. This incident resulted in an outage affecting 1,940 customers. All customers were restored by 0145 hours on September 19, 2022. On September 22, 2022, PG&E Law-Claims received a property damage claim exceeding $50,000. The claim alleges that a high voltage line fell on the roof of the home and caused a fire. |
E20220922-01 |
| E20220906-02 |
6-Sep-2022 | SDG&E | Injury | On September 6, 2022, an SDG&E crew was performing a pole change out on Pole No. P1697787 to change the 65 feet wood pole to a 60 feet steel pole. The energized conductors on one side of the top crossarm were transferred onto a temporary extension arm that was attached to the crossarm. The crossarm broke, causing the energized conductor to fall and contact lineman who sustained first, and second degree burns to both shoulders, back, neck, and ear. He was transported to UCSD Medical Center and was released September 10, 2022. |
E20220906-02 |
| EI220905A |
5-Sep-2022 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On September 5, 2022, at 1400 hours, Circuit Breaker 2105/2 opened at the Peabody Substation. At 1405 hours, PG&E received SmartMeter signals indicating a power outage impacting 5,900 customers. At 1405 hours, the City of Vacaville Fire Department ("VFD") responded to a fire alarm at Leisure Town Road and Vanden Road ("Incident Location") arriving at 1415 hours. At 1410 hours, PG&E Emergency Dispatch received a call from the VFD to report a power pole and brush fire and requested PG&E's assistance at the Incident Location, a non-HFTD. According to the VFD's report, the vegetation fire held at 20'x100' and was under control by 1435 hours in the vicinity of a railroad track ("RR"). The last fire unit departed the Incident Location at 1500 hours. The Incident Location is served by the Peabody 2105 21kV Overhead Distribution Circuit. |
E20220905-02 |
| EI220824A |
24-Aug-2022 | PG&E |
Property Damage |
On August 24, 2022, at 1000 hours, PG&E experienced a sustained interruption to multiple 115 kV transmission lines in El Dorado County. PG&E Clarksville, Shingle Springs, Diamond Springs, Placerville, Apple Hill and El Dorado PH substations were affected, causing an outage to 74,000 customers. PG&E is reporting this incident to the CPUC under the Media criterion due to multiple inquiries regarding the outage. |
E20220824-01 |
| EI220805A |
5-Aug-2022 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On August 5, 2022, a PG&E troubleman responded to a fire near Running Deer Road and Gage Irving Road in San Luis Obispo County. At the fire location, the PG&E troubleman observed that a tree had fallen into PG&E conductors on the Templeton 2110 21kV Distribution Circuit and was on fire. Firefighters extinguished the fire at approximately 1/2 acres. The incident resulted in an outage to 1,325 customers. A CAL FIRE investigator on site gave the PG&E troubleman a form that alleged that the fire was a result of the downed powerlines. PG&E is reporting this incident under the CPUC Media Incident Reporting Criteria. |
E20220805-01 |
| EI220628A |
28-Jun-2022 | PG&E |
Property Damage | On June 28, 2022, at approximately 1325 hours a customer on the Oregon Trail 1104 Overhead Primary Distribution Circuit, made a complaint to PG&E about a voltage imbalance. The customer's home was located near the intersection of Gilbert Drive and Weston Place, Palo Cedro in Shasta County which is a T-2 HFTD. On October 3, 2022, PG&E Law-Claims received a property damage claim in excess of $50,000 for this incident. The claim alleges that PG&E provided unbalanced power which caused damage to customer owned property. |
E20221004-01 |
| EI220622B |
22-Jun-2022 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On June 22, 2022, at 0708 hours, the Kerckhoff-Clovis-Sanger #1 115kV transmission circuit relayed, resulting in a momentary outage affecting 7,263 customers. PG&E completed a full line patrol of the Kerckhoff-Clovis-Sanger #1, 115kV transmission circuit. During the patrol, we discovered that fourteen (not all contiguous) wood transmission poles had failed (broken, shattered, or splintered) with wires down in the area of Highway 168 east of East Shepherd Avenue in Clovis, a Non-HFTD. At the time, there was an ongoing abnormally high wind event with lightning strikes in the area. We believe the transmission poles failed due to the abnormally high winds with estimated wind gusts over 60 mph. In the vicinity, there was a vegetation fire that self-extinguished within approximately 5 acres. PG&E replaced all fourteen poles within 24 hours. The property damages to PG&E equipment resulting from this incident exceeded $50,000. |
E20220928-01 |
| EI220426A | 26-Apr-2022 | PG&E | Property Damage | On May 11, 2023, PG&E Law Claims received a claim exceeding $50,000 from a customer in the area of Nottingham Drive and Lancaster Street, Cambria of San Luis Obispo County, a non-HFTD. This area is served by the Cambria 1102 12kV overhead distribution circuit. The claim alleges that on April 26, 2022, a bad wire connection caused damage to the customer's household appliances. | E20230511-01 |
| E20220926-01 |
26-Mar-2022 | SCE | Property Damage | On March 25, 2022, a structure fire occurred at 304/306 North Third Avenue in the city of Barstow. Responding SCE personnel discovered that the neutral wire of the triplex servicing the property had separated, but Barstow Fire Department personnel at the scene did not indicate that SCE facilities were responsible for the ignition of the fire. On September 26, 2022, SCE received a subrogation claim from the property owner’s insurance company alleging that SCE facilities were indeed responsible for the fire and subsequent damages of $190,000. |
E20220926-01 202204422 |
| E20220315-01 & 202203525 |
15-Mar-2022 |
SCE |
Injury | SCE submits this report as it involves an event that meets the fatality or personal injury requiring in-patient hospitalization reporting requirement. Preliminary information reflects SCE lineworker Thomas Meyer was on a ladder attempting to make-up service connections on a temporary power pole when he fell from the ladder. He was transported from the scene via ambulance to Desert Regional Medical Center. Meyer sustained injuries to a vertebrae and rib as well as a head laceration as a result of the fall. |
E20220315-01 |
| E20220128-01 |
13-Jan-2022 | SCE | Fatality | On January 13, 2022, at approximately 1030 hours, near 4212 E. Pacific Way, Commerce, a crew from Kafil construction, a third-party contractor, was excavating in and around SCE Pole number 1152260E when they caused the pole to overturn and break. The top portion of the pole fell onto a parked truck. A passenger inside the truck later passed away, potentially due to injuries suffered during the incident. |
E20220128-01 202200964 |
| E20230912-01 |
1-Jan-2022 | PG&E |
Property Damage |
PG&E Law Claims received a property damage claim in excess of $50,000. The customer is located in the vicinity of High Road and Twain Harte Drive in Twain Harte, of Tuolumne County, a Tier 3-HFTD. The area is served by the Miwuk 1702 overhead distribution circuit. The claim alleges that on January 1, 2022, a structure fire occurred after power was restored to a residential property. |
EI220101A |
| E20220707-01 |
3-Dec-2021 | SCE | Property Damage | On Friday, December 3, 2021, at 4:53 p.m., the Wingnut 12kV circuit out of the Chestnut Substation relayed and reclosed. The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) received a report of a structure fire in the city of Tustin. At approximately 5:01 p.m., SCE received a call from the OCFA reporting a structure fire and wire down. SCE personnel responded to the incident site and discovered downed primary conductors from pole no. 1549898E. On July 7, 2022, SCE received a subrogation claim from the property owner’s insurance carrier in excess of $295,000. The claim alleges that an energized power line fell and contacted the subject property, resulting in the ignition of the fire. |
E20220707-01 202200134 |
| E20230714-01 |
26-Nov-2021 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On November 26, 2021, at 1650 hours, PG&E was received calls of lights flickering and surge protectors popping in the area of, Ashland Way and Elmwood Drive, San Jose of Santa Clara County, a non HFTD. The area is served by the Saratoga 1108 12kV overhead distribution circuit. On July 12, 2023, PG&E received a subrogation demand for damages exceeding $50,000. The claim alleges that on November 26, 2021, the customer experienced unbalanced voltage resulting in a structure fire. |
EI211126B |
| E20211011-01 |
26-Aug-2021 | SCE | Property Damage | SCE submits this report as it involves an event that may meet the damage to property of the utility or others estimated to exceed $50,000 and are attributable or allegedly attributable to utility owned facilities reporting requirement. SCE recently received notice from the insurance carrier for the property owner of 20503 Madrona Avenue, Torrance, indicating a structure fire occurred on August 26, 2021 at an unknown time, and the resulting subrogation claim would be in excess of $50,000. It is alleged that SCE facilities may have been involved in the ignition of the fire at the location. Preliminary information reflects SCE personnel responded to a trouble call regarding a service issue at 20532 Avis Avenue, Torrance, on August 26, 2021. The crew discovered a compromised secondary neutral connection (a one-bolt connector) at Pole No. 1158075E. The subject connector was replaced. |
E20211011-01 |
| E20210816-01 |
16-Aug-2021 | SCE | Injury | On August 16, 2021, an employee of Par Electrical Contractors, Inc., a contractor working on behalf of SCE, was on a wood utility pole and transitioning around telecommunication facilities supported by the subject pole when he fell to the ground. It is our understanding that he sustained a head laceration and leg injury as a result of the fall. | E20210816-01 |
| E20210624-01 |
24-Jun-2021 | SCE | Fatality | On June 24, 2021, SCE staff conducting a patrol inspection discovered a man hanging by the neck from the lowest rung of an SCE lattice transmission tower in a rural forested area near Crestline in San Bernardino County. SCE staff contacted local emergency services, and the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department (SBSD) responded to the scene and removed the body. The fatality appeared to be an act of suicide. |
E20210624-01 |
| E20210617-01 & 210617- 14881 |
17-Jun-2021 | SDG&E | Injury |
Orion construction employee digging for water related work made contact with 4kv underground with a digging bar. injured party was taken to UCSD burn center and will stay overnight. nature of injuries unknown at this time. this incident is under investigation. |
E20210617-01 |
| E20210312-01 & 202102772 |
04-Mar-2021 | SCE |
Injury |
SCE submits this report at the request of SED personnel which relates to Incident No. 210304-14791 that was submitted on Thursday, March 4, 2021, out of an abundance of caution. In accordance with the prior communications, our employee was discharged from care on the date of the incident. However, during a follow-up medical appointment on Monday, March 8, 2021, our employee was admitted for in-patient care at West Hills Hospital. Upon notification of the admission, this information was communicated to SED personnel. Our employee was subsequently discharged on Thursday, March 11, 2021. After further communication, SED personnel requested submission of this Electric Safety Incident Report including the updated information regarding the admission. |
E20210312-01 |
| E20210114-01 & 202100658 |
14-Jan-2021 | SCE |
Injury |
SCE submits this report as it may involve an event that meets the fatality or personal injury rising to the level of in-patient hospitalization reporting requirement. Preliminary information indicates an SCE apprentice lineman sustained electrical contact injuries while working on a de-energized section of the Mira Loma-Vincent 500kV transmission circuit. It is believed that induction was involved in this incident. Our employee was transferred from the scene via ambulance to Pomona Valley Medical Center. It was reported that our employee was conscious when transported. |
E20210114-01 |
| E20200728-02 |
28-Jul-2020 |
SCE |
Injury |
SCE submits this report as it involves an incident that meets the fatality or personal injury rising to the level of in-patient hospitalization reporting requirement. Our information reflects Steven Smith, an employee of Sturgeon Electric California, LLC, a contractor working on project on behalf of SCE, was working in an elevated position in a bucket at Pole No. 46300CWT during a planned outage on the Corsair 12kV out of Stetson Substation and fell approximately 40 feet and sustained injuries. There was no indication of any electrical contact. He was airlifted to Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley. |
202007528 |
| E20200722-01 |
22-Jul-2020 | SCE | Fatality | A Journeyman Lineman for Diversified Utility Services, Inc. (Diversified), sustained fatal injuries while working on a pole replacement project on behalf of Southern California Edison (SCE) in the city of San Bernardino. The investigation revealed that he lost control of the elevated work platform he was using to transport a new crossarm to top of the pole, which caused him to make contact with two energized 4 kV conductors. |
E20200722-01 202007273 |
| E20211221-01 |
23-Feb-2020 |
SCE | Property Damage | SCE submits this report as it involves an event that may meet the damage to property of the utility, or others estimated to exceed $50,000 and are attributable or allegedly attributable to utility owned facilities reporting requirement. SCE personnel responded to a trouble call regarding a service issue at the subject location and discovered a lost phase on the underground service supplying the residence. An SCE crew subsequently installed a temporary service to the structure pending additional repair work. Approximately one week later, February 23, 2020, a fire was reported at the residence. The Torrance Fire Department (TFD) responded to the site and extinguished the fire. The TFD investigation indicated the cause of the ignition was undetermined. SCE recently received a subrogation claim from the property owner's insurance carrier in excess of $125K alleging SCE facilities were involved in the ignition of the subject fire. |
202003226 |
| E20230426-01 |
16-Nov-2019 | SCE | Injury | A low-flying airplane was observed to have struck and damaged SCE distribution conductors resulting in downed electrical conductors coming to rest across National Trails Highway. The airplane continued its travel without further incident. The information regarding the aircraft strike was documented by the investigating officer in the California Highway Patrol Traffic Collision Report based upon the interview of a witness at the incident location. Additionally, an individual was injured while traveling on a motorcycle on the highway and collided with an overhead conductor causing him to be ejected from the motorcycle. Although this incident involves a motor vehicle accident, during the course of the ensuing litigation, an allegation has been raised that the individual may have sustained electrical injuries leading to the submission of this report. |
E20230426-01 201912809 |
| EI190918A |
18-Sep-2019 |
PG&E |
Property Damage |
On October 24, 2019, PG&E received a claim for damages at 153 Rainbow Ct. in Vallejo due to a fire. PG&E followed up for details with the Plaintiff's attorney. PG&E was able to speak with the Plaintiff's attorney on November 1, 2019. It was verbally expressed to PG&E that the property damages, alleged to be caused by PG&E's electric facilities, will exceed the $50,000. |
E20191101-01 |