COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 12, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 12, 2015 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.23043, -76.57399 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT APPROXIMATELY 14:35 EDT, A SENIOR OPERATOR PERFORMING A ROUTINE REMOTE STATION CHECK AT THE SOUTH BALTIMORE DELIVERY FACILITY, FOUND AN OIL STAIN BY THE CONTROL VALVE. A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INDICATED A SMALL LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE INTERNAL O-RING TO THE PILOT VALVE ON THE METER RUN. THE OPERATOR PLACED A BUCKET UNDER THE VALVE AND CALLED THE CONTROL CENTER TO HAVE THEM SHUT DOWN LINE 31. THE LINE WAS SHUTDOWN AT 15:06. INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AND OTHER RESOURCES/CLEANUP CREW ARRIVED AT 15:30. THE MDE WAS NOTIFIED AT 15:46. AN AREA TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE PILOT VALVE AND THE LINE WAS RESTARTED AT 16:15 AFTER THE VALVE WAS SECURED. THE PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED ON COMPANY PROPERTY AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FOR OFF-SITE DISPOSAL."
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.