COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — May 1, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | May 1, 2018 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.81718, -75.20049 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $150 |
| Emergency Response | $25 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON MAY 1ST, 2018 AT 9:06AM, THE DAY SHIFT OPERATOR IDENTIFIED A SMALL CRACK IN THE SIGHT GLASS ON THE DRAIN PIPING OF THE OUTGOING OIL DIVIDER VALVE DURING HIS YARD CHECK. THE OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY ALERTED TWO TECHNICIANS WORKING IN THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO INITIATED AN INSPECTION/ASSESSMENT OF THE SIGHT GLASS TO DETERMINE PARTS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. WHILE ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS WAS IN THE ACT OF CLEANING AND INSPECTING THE SIGHT GLASS, PRODUCT WAS RELEASED INTO THE VALVE ACCESS WELL DIRECTLY UNDER THE PIPELINE NEAR THE BROKEN SIGHT GLASS. THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST WHO IN TURN NOTIFIED THE NJDEP AND WAS GIVEN CASE #18-05-01-0922-53. CLEANUP AND PERMANENT REPAIRS WERE MADE ON MAY 1ST, 2018. APPROXIMATELY 17 GALLONS WAS RELEASED AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CLEANED UP. NO NOTIFICATIONS TO PHMSA OR NRC WERE REQUIRED. FINAL REPORT UPDATE 6/25/2018 AN INCIDENT ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED; NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DETERMINED ON APPARENT CAUSE"
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.