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ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC

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Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.68112, -95.01403

Cause

CauseOTHER ACCIDENT CAUSE
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Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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Lost Commodity—
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Incident Narrative

ON 30-DEC-2013 REPRESENTATIVES FROM ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATIONS, E SOURCES, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTION MET TO DEVELOP THE SCOPE OF WORK AND TO IDENTIFY LINES TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PIPE RACK THAT CROSSES METER RUN ROAD. THEY ALSO VERIFIED THAT THE DEMO 1 PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED FOR THIS JOB. THE SCOPE OF WORK WAS TO DEMO ALL PIPING THAT CROSSED OVER THE PIPE RACK AT METER RUN ROAD AND CUT IT ALL ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE RACK. THIS WORK WAS BEING PLANNED FOR 31-DEC-2013. ON 31-DEC-2013 E SOURCE REQUESTED A SAFE WORK PERMIT FROM ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATIONS TO DEMO ALL PIPING IN METER RUN ROAD PIPE RACK. ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATIONS ISSUED A SAFE WORK PERMIT FOR 'AREA A' THE MORNING OF 31-DEC-2013. E SOURCE PERSONNEL PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE THEIR JSA TO DEMO PIPING ON THE TOP OF THE PIPE RACK AND STAGED RELATED EQUIPMENT. AS E SOURCE PERSONNEL PREPARED TO CUT THE PIPE ON THE RACK ABOVE THE ROAD, A SUPERINTENDENT FOR E SOURCE STOPPED WORK AND INSTRUCTED THE WORK CREW TO CUT THE PIPES AT GROUND LEVEL, INSTEAD OF CUTTING THE PIPES ON THE RACK ABOVE THE ROAD AS WAS PREVIOUSLY PLANNED. THIS CHANGE WAS INSTITUTED DUE TO A CONCERN THAT CUTTING THE PIPES ABOVE THE ROAD COULD CREATE A HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMAINING PIPE CANTILEVERING AND POTENTIALLY FALLING, THUS CAUSING DAMAGE OR INJURY TO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL. LATER, AN ENTERPRISE OPERATOR ISSUED A NEW SAFE WORK PERMIT FOR 'METER RUN ROAD' BECAUSE HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE INITIAL SAFE WORK PERMIT DID NOT ENCOMPASS THE LOCATION OF THE WORK. WHILE CUTTING THE PIPING NEAR GROUND LEVEL, THE E SOURCE PERSONNEL CUT INTO AN ACTIVE 6"" LUBRIZOL RETURN LINE THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE DEMOLITION PROJECT. PRODUCT IN THE IGNITED, AND TWO E SOURCE EMPLOYEES RECEIVED MINOR BURNS. THE FACILITY WAS EVACUTED. 05/12/2014 UPDATED THE COST CONCERNING THIS ACCIDENT. THE MAJORITY OF COST RELATES TO REPLACING COMMUNICATION WIRING THAT WAS IN THE PIPE RACK THAT WAS DAMAGED DURING THE FIRE. ALL WIRING HAD TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACE DUE TO THE FIRE. MOST OF THE INVOICES PERTAINING TO THE COST WAS PAID IN LATE MARCH AND APRIL.

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