ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY
gas_transmission Incident — — July 17, 2023
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 17, 2023 |
| Operator | ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.64945, -92.79052 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | LIGHTNING |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $350,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT APPROXIMATELY 21:40 ON 07/16/23, ETE EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT SALEM COMPRESSOR STATION TO PLACE COMPRESSOR UNIT #3 ONLINE DUE TO THE SEVERE STORM CAUSING WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. THE ETE EMPLOYEE FOUND UNIT #3 ON FIRE. STATION WAS ISOLATED AT 21:55. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT APPROXIMATELY 22:13. DUE TO SAFETY AND FATIGUE OF THE EMPLOYEES BEING ONSITE OVERNIGHT TO EXTINGUISH FIRE AND TO ISOLATE EQUIPMENT, AN INVESTIGATION WAS NOT CONDUCTED UNTIL LATER IN THE MORNING OF 7/17/23. IT WAS DETERMINED AT APPROXIMATELY 14:09 ON 7/17/23 THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR WAS OVER THE PROPERTY DAMAGE THRESHOLD AMOUNT. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED (#1373350) AT 14:43 ON 7/17/23 AND THE 48-HOUR NOTIFICATION (#1373494) WAS REPORTED ON 7/19/23 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:49. THE STATION WAS PUT BACK ONLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 08:15 ON 07/19/23."
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.