WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 21, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 21, 2021 |
| Operator | WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.15480, -80.35740 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | LIGHTNING |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5,000 |
| Emergency Response | $74,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM PIPELINE CONTROL THAT MLV 8 HAD CLOSED. AS TECH APPROACHED VALVE SET HE NOTICED A FIRE AROUND THE ACTUATOR. OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN THEN RETURNED TO ENTRANCE OF ACCESS ROAD TO MAKE NOTIFICATION. ONCE A SUPERVISOR WAS ON SCENE THEY PROCEEDED TO WALK BACK IN TO MLV AND DISCOVERED AT TIME THE FIRE HAD SELF EXTINGUISHED. THEY THEN PROCEED TO INVESTIGATE AND IDENTIFIED THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM A 3/8 TUBING SENSING LINE. THEY ISOLATED THE TUBING AND STOPPED THE LEAK. THE 3/8"" TUBING LINE WAS REPLACED. ASSET INTEGRITY AND ENGINEERING SERVICES REVIEWED THE INCIDENT. AMONG OTHER ANALYSIS AND CONSIDERATIONS, A HARDNESS TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE VALVE TO INDICATE WHETHER THE VALVE HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE VALVE WAS FIT FOR SERVICE AND WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION."
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.