DIXIE PIPELINE COMPANY LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 15, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 15, 2016 |
| Operator | DIXIE PIPELINE COMPANY LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.57717, -85.37026 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $5,000 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 12:22 AM CDT ON AUGUST 16, 2016, ENTERPRISE CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED HAZARDOUS GAS ESD FOR BOTH OPELIKA STATION AND OPELIKA TERMINAL. AT 12:23 AM MOTOR OPERATED MAINLINE VALVES UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE STATION WERE CLOSED. LOCAL OPERATIONS ARRIVED ON SITE AT AND CONFIRMED THE LEAK AT 12:55 AM. WITH THE HELP OF EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, HIGHWAY 51 WAS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE STATION. STATION WAS ISOLATED AND BLOWN DOWN, AND LEAK WAS CONFIRMED TO BE ORIGINATING FROM STATION STRAINER. STRAINER O-RING WAS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING FAILED AND NEW O-RING WAS INSTALLED IN STRAINER. AT 10:40 AM, STATION WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE STARTED AT 10:00 PM THE NIGHT BEFORE, AND A TOTAL OF 6.91 BBLS OF PROPANE WAS RELEASED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, EVACUATIONS, OR FIRE AS A RESULT OF THIS RELEASE. IN LIEU OF PERFORMING THE O-RING ANALYSIS, THE STRAINER WAS REMOVED AND A SPOOL PIECE WITH A CONE STRAINER WAS INSTALLED IN ITS PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2016.
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.