MARKWEST JAVELINA PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — April 28, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 28, 2015 |
| Operator | MARKWEST JAVELINA PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC |
| Commodity | HYDROGEN GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 27.80906, -97.49562 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,450,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AN IN-LINE INSPECTION OF THE HYDROGEN PIPELINE WAS BEING CONDUCTED AND PRIOR TO THE LAST RUN OF THE IN-LINE INSPECTION TOOL (MFL), HYDROGEN GAS WAS RELEASED AND IGNITED FROM A BLIND FLANGE CONNECTION FAILURE ON A TEMPORARY SEPARATOR FILTER INSTALLED AT THE RECEIVER SITE. THE FIRE WAS IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED BY ON-SITE PERSONNEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THE PIPELINE SECTION WAS ISOLATED AND DE-PRESSURED TO THE FACILITY FLARE. LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WERE DISPATCHED AND CONTAINED/EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE AFFECTED THE STATION PIPING AND EQUIPMENT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. REPAIRS AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF AFFECTED PIPING AND EQUIPMENT WERE COMPLETED AND RE-COMMISSIONED.
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.