PLANTATION PIPE LINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 5, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 5, 2016 |
| Operator | PLANTATION PIPE LINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.63556, -89.51729 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT BODY (EXCEPT PUMP), TANK PLATE, OR OTHER MATERIAL |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $165,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $30,000 |
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Incident Narrative
ON 1/5/2016, A SMALL STAIN WAS DISCOVERED OUTSIDE OF TANK 162. THE ESTIMATED VOLUME OF THE STAIN WAS .3 GALLONS. THE TANK WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE TO BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION OF THE LEAK SOURCE. ON 1/25/2016, DUE TO HOLES BEING DRILLED IN THE FLOOR AS PART OF THE TANK LEAK SOURCE INVESTIGATION, APPROXIMATELY 45 GALLONS OF PRODUCT WAS FOUND UNDER THE TANK FLOOR. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED ON THIS DAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LEAK WILL EXCEED $50,000. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS REPORTING CRITERIA DETERMINATION WAS MADE. TWO POTENTIAL LEAK PATHS WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE TANK INVESTIGATION. THE FIRST LEAK PATH WAS FOUND IN THE CENTER OF THE TANK AROUND THE INCOMING BOTTOM FILL LINE. THE BOTTOM FILL HAS A DIFFUSER PLATE THAT IS BOLTED TO A REINFORCING PLATE WELDED TO THE FLOOR. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE REINFORCING PLATE TO BOTTOM WELD AND PRODUCT WAS DISCOVERED UNDERNEATH THE REINFORCING PLATE. THIS CRACK WAS LOCATED BY VISUAL INSPECTION. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE REINFORCING PLATE, ANOTHER CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN A FLOOR WELD WHERE AN OLDER REINFORCING PAD HAD BEEN REMOVED BY GRINDING. THE SECOND LEAK PATH WAS FOUND TO BE A CRACK AT THE BASE OF A COLUMN BEARING PLATE WELDED TO THE FLOOR.
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.