ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.53872, -103.98749 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 08/23/2016 A CONTRACTOR CREW WAS INSTALLING PIG TRAP EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED PIPING AT WHITE LAKES STATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 19:45 A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND SMOKE WAS SEEN ESCAPING A TOR. THE FLASH FIRE WAS COMPLETELY CONTAINED WITHIN THE PIPE AND WAS NEVER VISIBLE. PRIOR TO THE FLASH FIRE OCCURRING, ZERO LELS WERE DETECTED INSIDE THE PIPE AT THE WORK SITE. 2/14/2017 UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT VAPORS WERE PRESENT AT A LOW POINT DOWNSTREAM, RESIDUAL PRODUCT, OF WHERE THE HOT WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED. SPARKS FROM THE HOT WORK TRAVELED TO THE DOWNSTREAM LOW POINT AND IGNITED THE RESIDUAL VAPORS. 7/3/2018 INCIDENT INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT CONTRACTOR FAILED TO ADEQUATELY FOLLOW SAFETY POLICY. CONSTRUCTION TASKS WERE NOT DOT COVERED TASKS THEREFORE NO DOT DRUG TESTING WAS REQUIRED.
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.