PLANTATION PIPE LINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 11, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 11, 2019 |
| Operator | PLANTATION PIPE LINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.63593, -89.51898 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $29,526 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON AUGUST 11, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:24, THE PLANTATION CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED AN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE DETECTOR (EAD) ALARM FOR THE COLLINS TANK FARM EAST MANIFOLD AREA. THE CONTROL CENTER CONTACTED THE LOCAL COLLINS O&M PERSONNEL ON SHIFT SO THEY COULD INVESTIGATE THE ALARM. THE O&M PERSONNEL WENT TO THE EAST MANIFOLD AREA AND NOTICED PRODUCT COMING FROM THE ROOFTOP OF TANK RT-2. THE O&M CONTACTED THE CONTROL CENTER TO BEGIN A SHUTDOWN OF ALL PIPELINES FOR THE AFFECTING THE EAST MANIFOLD. THE SHUTDOWN OF THE PIPELINES WERE INITIATED AT 07:26. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE EAST MANIFOLD AREA, THE O&M PERSONNEL NOTICED A TANK LINE RISER VALVE OPEN FOR TANK 161. HE IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE VALVE. TANK RT-2 OVERFLOWED, RELEASING APPROXIMATELY 27.3 BBLS OF TRANSMIX. AFTER ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE RELEASE SITE, IT WAS DETERMINED THIS INCIDENT MIGHT EXCEED THE $50,000 NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC) REPORTING CRITERIA. THE NRC WAS PROMPTLY NOTIFIED AFTER THIS ASSESSMENT. THE SOURCE OF THE PRODUCT CAUSING THE OVERFILLING OF TANK RT-2 WAS AN OPEN SAMPLE VALVE ON THE PIPING HEADER OF TANK 161 IN THE FACILITY'S EAST MANIFOLD AREA. PRODUCT FROM THE TANK HEADER FLOWED INTO A CLOSED DRAIN SYSTEM, ACCUMULATED IN A SUMP TANK AND WAS THEN PUMPED BY AN AUTOMATED SUMP PUMP INTO TANK RT-2. THE TANK HIGH-LEVEL ALARM FAILED WHICH ALLOWED THE TANK TO OVERFILL."
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.