"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 7, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | November 7, 2020 |
| Operator | "KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.73128, -95.20017 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT APPROXIMATELY 01:15 ON NOV 7TH, 2020 THE BLOCK AND BLEED VALVE ON THE TCR WING MANIFOLD OIL RETURN TO B HEADER (HIV-63180) WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE VALVE WAS IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED TO STOP THE LEAK. APPROXIMATELY 1BBL OF ULSD WAS RELEASED INTO CONTAINMENT. KM HAS SWITCHED OUT THE BLOCK AND BLEED VALVE WITH A SPRING LOADED VALVE. THE DATE OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF THE VALVE IS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, IT IS KNOWN TO BE PRE-CODE (195). PLAN FOR PREVENTION: THE BLOCK AND BLEED VALVE HAD A SPRING LOADED BALL VALVE INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE VALVE BEING LEFT OPEN. THE OPERATIONS SITE SPECIFIC PROCEDURE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ENSURE A VISUAL INSPECTION IS PERFORMED ON THE BLOCK AND BLEED PRIOR TO THE MAIN VALVE BEING OPERATED TO ENSURE NO INADVERTENT OPERATION OF THE BLOCK AND BLEED TAKES PLACE."
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.