PAR HAWAII REFINING, LLC

Incident Narrative

AT 0420 ON 1/27/2021,THE PAR HAWAII PIPELINE WAS IN STATIC MODE (SHUTDOWN DUE TO A MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY) THE PAR HAWAII PIPELINES MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE PAR HAWAII REFINERY SHIFT SUPERVISOR THAT THE HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS RESPONDED TO A LEAK ON OUR PIPELINE AT 2ND STREET AND HUGH STREET. PAR HAWAII MAINTENANCE ARRIVED ON SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 0500 TO FIND THE PIG SIGNAL VAULT AT THE INTERSECTION WAS WET WITH FUEL. A CALL WAS MADE TO PIPELINES & TERMINALS MANAGER AT 0505 TO INFORM HIM OF THE SITUATION. PAR HAWAII MAINTENANCE HAD THE REFINERY LEAD OPERATOR CLOSE THE UP AND DOWNSTREAM VALVE IN THE AREA. (MOV 202 AND MLV6) A VACUUM TRUCK FROM CONTRACTOR WAS CALLED IN TO PUMP OUT THE VAULT. TOTAL FUEL AND WATER PUMPED OUT WAS GAUGED TO BE 24 GALLONS OF WATER AND 491 GALLONS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE DIESEL FUEL. CONTRACTORS WERE ALSO CALLED IN TO ASSIST WITH THE RESPONSE AND ANY REPAIRS. NOTIFICATIONS INTERNALLY AND EXTERNAL WERE MADE IT WAS FOUND TO BE THAT THE PIG ARRIVAL SIGNAL WAS LEAKING FUEL THROUGH THE UNIT ITSELF. UPON INSPECTION OF THE UNIT, IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE LEAKING FROM THE O-RING SEAL ON THE BOTTOM AND TOP OF THE PIG SIGNAL. THE PIPELINE IS LOCATED ABOUT 7-8 FEET DOWN AND THE SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED THROUGH A ROD THAT TRAVELS UP A 2 INCH PIPE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH. WE REMOVED THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT SWITCH, 2 INCH PIPE, AND THE COUPLING UNIT THAT HAS A SPACER FROM THE PIG SIGNAL FLAPPER THAT IS IN THE PIPELINE. A 3000# THREADED CAP WAS INSTALLED ON THE PIG SIGNAL FLAPPER THREAD-OLET TO SEAL THE PIPELINE AND STOP THE LEAK. THE PIPELINE BLOCK VALVES THAT WERE CLOSED TO ISOLATE THE LEAK HAS BEEN RE-OPENED AND THE LINE REPACKED TO CHECK FOR LEAKS ON THE CAP. THE CAP IS SECURE AND TIGHT AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND AFTER OPENING THE BLOCK VALVES. THE WORK WAS COMPETED AT 1110HRS. THE PIPELINES & TERMINALS MANAGER AND THE DEPT. OF HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE VISITED WITH THE NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA (902 2ND STREET RESIDENT) TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE HAD A LEAK AND THAT PAR HAWAII WAS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY. (INFORMED BY RESIDENT THAT THE SMELL OF PRODUCT WAS NOTICED AT APPROX. 1500HRS. THE DAY BEFORE 1/26/2021) AN EMERGENCY MOC WILL BE CREATED FOR THE CHANGE TO THE PIPELINE PIG SIGNAL. CONTRACTORS WERE CONTRACTED TO REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED SOIL OR MATERIAL FROM THE SITE. THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY 1/28/2021 WITH A FOLLOW UP MEETING WITH DOH AT THE SITE.