"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 19, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 19, 2017 |
| 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 | 29.72536, -95.20334 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | DAMAGE BY OPERATOR OR OPERATOR'S CONTRACTOR NOT RELATED TO EXCAVATION AND NOT DUE TO MOTORIZED VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT DAMAGE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $100 |
| Emergency Response | $400 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING HURRICANE HARVEY REPAIR EFFORTS. CONTRACTOR ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON THE ACTUATOR TUBING CAUSING THE TUBING TO FAIL. EVEN THOUGH THE CONTRACTOR WAS PERFORMING OQ TASKS, THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE INCORRECT PERFORMANCE OF A COVERED TASK. THE DELUGE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND FOAM WAS APPLIED. PIPELINE WAS ISOLATED AND EVACUATED AND REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AND LINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 22:00 THAT SAME NIGHT. 9/28/2017 - UPDATED COORDINATES - D. STEPHENS 12/15/2017 - CORRECTIVE ACTION - MEETING WITH CONTRACTORS TO MAKE SURE SIMILAR INCIDENTS DON'T OCCUR. REMOVED ALL SIMILAR NON NEEDED NIPPLES ON VALVES TO PREVENT IT FROM OCCURRING AGAIN."
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.