"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 9, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 9, 2019 |
| 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 | 29.72867, -95.20017 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $45,000 |
| Emergency Response | $3,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 12/11/218, TANK 170-7 WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND BLINDED IN ORDER TO CONDUCT API 653 INSPECTIONS. THE TANK AND SUBSEQUENT PIPELINES WERE LOCKED OUT AND TAGGED OUT. ON 1/9/1019, A KM SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE IDENTIFIED A LEAK ON THE BLIND AT THE 170-7 E-VALVE. IT DETERMINED THAT THE TANK-LINE HAD BACKFILLED FROM 12/11/2018 TO 1/9/2019 WHICH CAUSED A TWO PINT LEAK ON THE SLIP BLIND. DURING CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, 1 BARREL OF PRODUCT WAS RELEASED INTO CONTAINMENT. PLAN TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE: KINDER MORGAN WILL REVISE SSP 1100-016 TANK IN AND OUT OF SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING: A DE-CONFLICTION MEETING BETWEEN OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, CONTROL ROOM AND TANK GROUP WILL TAKE PLACE TO IDENTIFY VALVES THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED IN THE RESPECTIVE LOTO CHECKLIST FOR THAT ASSET. THE DEPARTMENTS WILL REPAIR/REPLACE IDENTIFIED VALVES PRIOR TO ASSET COMING OUT-OF-SERVICE (OOS) TO PREVENT BACKFILL. IN THE EVENT THE IDENTIFIED VALVES ARE NOT REPAIRED/REPLACED PRIOR TO OOS, OPERATIONS WILL CONDUCT PULLS ON THE ASSET(S) AS NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREVENT BACKFILL."
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.