TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.60310, -90.87479 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 1 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Incident Narrative
WILLIAMS PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS WERE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ALONG THE LIQUID DISTRIBUTION HEADER OF THE SLUG CATCHER LOCATED AT THE TRANSCO COMPRESSOR STATION 62, LOCATED IN THE TERREBONNE PARRISH, LA. DURING THE MAINTENANCE THERE WAS AN UNINTENTIONAL IGNITION THAT OCCURRED WHILE PERFORMING HOT WORK ACTIVITIES ON A 3"" WATER DRAW LINE ON THE EASTERN END OF THE LIQUID DISTRIBUTION HEADER. THE WELDING ACTIVITY AT THIS LOCATION IS BELIEVED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE IGNITION, ACCORDINGLY A 3"" FOREMAN'S PLUG THAT WAS USED DURING THE WELDING ACTIVITY AT THIS LOCATION DID NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED. THE EXACT SOURCE OF THE VAPOR THAT IGNITED CANNOT BE DETERMINED AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE SUPPLY POINTS. THERE WERE THREE CONFIRMED FATALITIES AT THE SCENE, AND TWO INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS BURNS. ONE OF THE HOSPITALIZED INDIVIDUALS LATER PASSED AWAY AT THE HOSPITAL.