DIXIE PIPELINE COMPANY LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 25, 2022
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 25, 2022 |
| Operator | DIXIE PIPELINE COMPANY LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.23638, -79.37481 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING-RELATED (NOT GIRTH WELD OR OTHER WELDS FORMED IN THE FIELD) |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $650,000 |
| Emergency Response | $20,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON MARCH 25, 2022 AT 09:15 EASTERN TIME, ENTERPRISE HOUSTON CONTROL CENTER (HCC) RECEIVED A CALL FROM A LANDOWNER REPORTING DEAD VEGETATION ON THE GROUND WITH A SMELL. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE LOCATION, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PRESENT. AT 10:45, ENTERPRISE CONFIRMED A LEAK AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED PIPELINE CONTROL TO SHUT DOWN THE SEGMENT OF PIPELINE. ENTERPRISE DETERMINED THE EVENT TO BE REPORTABLE AT 11:15 DUE TO ANTICIPATED REPAIR COSTS EXCEEDING $50K AND REPORTED TO THE NRC AT 11:57. A SEGMENT OF THE PIPELINE WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS INDICATED THE SUBJECT LEAK COINCIDED WITH AN ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING ERW LACK OF FUSION CONTAINING STITCHING SURROUNDED BY AN AREA OF WOODY FRACTURE. NO EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE WAS IDENTIFIED. ON APRIL 27, 2022, ENTERPRISE RAN A HIGH-RESOLUTION CMFL TO IDENTIFY WHERE THIS FLAW MAY BE LOCATED ELSEWHERE. THE PHMSA ACCIDENT DIVISION WAS NOTIFIED ON 3/25/2022 AT 11:53. THE 48H-HOUR UPDATE TO THE NRC TOOK PLACE ON 3/27/2022 AT 10:24."
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.