PLANTATION PIPE LINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PLANTATION PIPE LINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 34.06577, -83.31710 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON AUGUST 12TH 2020, A KM EMPLOYEE WAS ONSITE AT CENTER STATION NEAR COMMERCE GA TO ENSURE VALVE ALIGNMENT FOR A CNG GAUGE PLATE PIG PASSAGE. DURING THE REALIGNMENT OF THE VALVES AFTER PIG PASSAGE THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED THE STEM SEAL WAS LEAKING FROM VBK VALVE. THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO INJECT STEM PACKING INTO THE INJECTOR AND NOTICED THAT THE OLD PACKING WAS NOT COMING OUT OF THE PACKING PRESSURE RELIEF PORT. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE BODY PRESSURE PORT PLUG WAS JUST ANOTHER STEM PACKING PRESSURE PORT AND REMOVED THE PLUG FROM THE VALVE. THE REMOVAL OF THE BODY PRESSURE PORT PLUG CAUSED GASOLINE TO BE RELEASED ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN CLOSING MANUAL BLOCK VALVES ON THE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE FACILITY. AFTER THE BLOCK VALVES WERE CLOSED THE RELEASE STOPPED AND THE BODY PRESSURE PORT PLUG WAS RE-INSTALLED INTO THE VALVE. TOTAL RELEASE WAS 19.5 GALLONS.
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.