COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 26, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 26, 2019 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.52883, -91.74686 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,000 |
| Emergency Response | $6,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 CST, A SENIOR OPERATOR PERFORMING A YARDCHECK NOTICED STAINED GRAVEL AROUND AND PRODUCT DRIPPING FROM THE CUPOLA AREA OF THE LN02 STATION DISCHARGE VALVE. THE OPERATOR CONTACTED A TECHNICIAN, WHO CONTACTED THE CONTROL CENTER. THE OPERATOR BEGAN CONTAINING THE LEAK SOURCE - LN02 WAS SHUT DOWN AT THIS TIME DUE TO AN ORIGINATION OUT OF BATON ROUGE. WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CONTROL CENTER, THE TECHNICIAN AND OPERATOR ON-SITE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE LEAK BY CLOSING STATION VALVES. TECHNICIANS AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ARRIVED ON-SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 16:45 AND EVACUATED THE LINE TO RELIEVE PRESSURE, WHICH, STOPPED THE LEAK. THE VALVE WAS REPAIRED AT23.55. MAINLINE OPERATIONS RESUMED ON 7/27/19 AT 00:37. O-RING DAMAGE/FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE. PRODUCT RECOVERY AND SOIL EXCAVATION WERE COMPLETED AND THE ESTIMATED VOLUME OF RELEASED KEROSENE IS APPROXIMATELY 15 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.