TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY

gas_transmission Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorTRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_transmission

Location

State
Coordinates41.26377, -76.49461

Cause

CauseMATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

ON JUNE 9,2015 LEIDY B LINE RUPTURED BETWEEN MLV517LB0 AND MLV517LB10. AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 GAS CONTROL RECIEVED A LOW LOW PRESSURE ALARM AND NOTIFIED LOCAL PERSONNEL. THE MAINLINE BLOCK VALVES WERE CLOSED TO ISOLATE THE SEGMENT. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND WILLIAMS PERSONNELL ISOLATED THE INCIDENT SITE AND NOTIFIED THE NRC.

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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