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HERITAGE PROPANE

gas_distribution Incident — SPRING HILL, FL

Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorHERITAGE PROPANE
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CitySPRING HILL
StateFL
CountyHERNANDO
Coordinates28.49454, -82.55510

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries1

Costs

Property Damage—
Lost Commodity—
Public/Private Damage—
Emergency Response—
Environmental Remediation—
Other Costs—

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Incident Narrative

5/20/2015 SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ENTERED BY PHMSA PER THE OPERATOR'S HARD COPY MARK UP SINCE THE OPID IS NOW INACTIVE IN OUR SYSTEM: EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK AT THE REGULATOR STATION AND FAILED TO LOCK OUT TWO VAPORIZERS THAT HAD OPEN PILOT FLAME. THE EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTALLY OPENED A VALVE THAT CAUSED A RELEASE OF GAS WHICH WAS THEN IGNITED BY THE VAPORIZERS CAUSING A FLASH FIRE INJURING THE EMPLOYEE. 1/27/2012 COMMENTS: OR EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE GAS FACILITY, PROPANE GAS VAPOR WAS UNINTENTIONALLY RELEASED FROM THE SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BURNS AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THE EMPLOYEE CALL ""911"" FOR HELP AND OUR LOCAL OFFICE. THE SPRING HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS PERSONNEL FROM OUR LOCAL OFFICE RESPONDED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED IN APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY CLOSING THE MAIN VALVES IN THE SYSTEM AND THEN ALLOWING THE PROPANE GAS FIRE TO BURN ITSELF OUT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

About This Pipeline Incident

Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.

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