COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.07076, -79.93915 |
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
ON JANUARY 6, 2014 AT 11:15 EST THE ON-SHIFT LOCAL OPERATOR B WAS CONDUCTING HIS ROUTINE MORNING FACILITY CHECKS AND NOTICED PRODUCT LEAKING FROM THE KEROSENE TRANSFER PUMP ON THE KEROSENE TRANSFER SYSTEM. THE PUMP WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE. THE OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE LEAD OPERATOR AND LEAD TECHNICIAN AND ALSO PLACED A BUCKET UNDER THE PUMP TO CONTAIN LEAKING PRODUCT. AT 11:30 EST A CONTRACTOR CREW THAT WAS ONSITE WAS PULLED FROM OTHER WORK TO ASSIST IN THE CLEAN-UP. ALSO AT 11:30 EST COLONIAL TECHNICIANS ISOLATED THE PUMP. THE ASSOCIATE OPERATIONS MANAGER AND OPERATIONS MANAGER ARRIVED ONSITE AT 12:30 EST. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS CLEANED UP BY 15:30 EST ON JANUARY 6. 2014. THE PUMP WAS REPAIRED ON JANUARY 8, 2014. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TONS OF SOIL WERE IMPACTED BY THE RELEASE. ALL IMPACTED SOIL WAS EXCAVATED AND STOCKPILED FOR TREATMENT WITHIN THE FACILITY. LABORATORY ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS WERE CONTAINED WITHIN THE EXCAVATED SOIL. A TOTAL OF 19 GALLONS OF FREE PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED DURING THE RESPONSE.
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.