COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.52888, -91.74681 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
AT 16:15 ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2014, AN EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING A YARD CHECK WHEN HE OBSERVED DIESEL FUEL ON THE GROUND BENEATH THE LINE 2 STATION DISCHARGE VALVE. THE PRODUCT HAD LEAKED FROM A BOLTED AREA AT THE UPPER END OF THE VALVE YOKE TUBE. THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE STATION ISOLATED. INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AND INITIAL PRODUCT RECOVERY AND CLEANUP COMMENCED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEM SEAL ON THE DISCHARGE VALVE WAS LEAKING BUT THE TUBING WHICH CONNECTS THE STEM SEAL AREA TO THE LEAK DETECTION AND CONTAINMENT SYSTEM WAS BLOCKED, ALLOWING THE PRODUCT TO COLLECT IN THE VALVE YOKE TUBE. THE TUBING WAS UNPLUGGED WHICH ALLOWED THE PRODUCT TO FLOW TO THE LEAK DETECTION AND CONTAINMENT SYSTEM AS DESIGNED. CLEANUP WAS COMPLETED ON 27 SEPTEMBER AND THE STEM SEAL WAS REPLACED ON 29 SEPTEMBER. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES SINCE REPORTING CRITERIA WERE NOT MET.
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.