"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 3, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 3, 2014 |
| Operator | "KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.58061, -74.21470 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $2,500 |
| Emergency Response | $500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 9/3/14 AT 03:53, A PRESSURE TRANSMITTER SEPARATED FROM A THREADED NIPPLE. THE LEAK WAS DETECTED BY A VAPOR DETECTION SENSOR ALARM AND WAS IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED. THE SUPERVISOR ON SHIFT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE CONTROL ROOM SCREEN OPERATOR AND FIELD OPERATORS WERE DISPATCHED TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA, UPON ARRIVAL AN OPERATOR TEAM, QUALIFIED IN HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE, REPORTED THAT THE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER ON THE SUCTION SIDE OF THE PUMP FACILITATING THE MOVE HAD BROKEN OFF FROM THREADED NIPPLE. THE PIPELINE MOVE WAS SHUT DOWN THROUGH THE REGIONAL CONTROL ROOM. ONCE THE MOVE WAS SHUT DOWN AND OPERATORS WERE ON SITE THE RELEASED LIQUID IN THE AMOUNT OF 20GALS WAS RECOVERED FROM THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT AREA. THE PUMP WAS THEN LOCKED OUT AND TAGGED OUT AND ALL RECOVERED MATERIAL WAS DISPOSED OF. AS OF 9/15/2014 THE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER HAS BEEN REPLACED."
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.