ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 23, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 23, 2016 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.53872, -103.98749 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | OTHER INCORRECT OPERATION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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.