KINDER MORGAN COCHIN LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — May 1, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | May 1, 2013 |
| Operator | KINDER MORGAN COCHIN LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 42.18381, -91.18935 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $139,000 |
| Emergency Response | $8,000 |
| Other Costs | $9,000 |
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Incident Narrative
A FARMER PLOWING A FIELD CAME IN CONTACT AND COMPLETELY DRAGGED OFF OUR MAINLINE VALVE'S FACILITY CHAIN LINK SECURITY FENCE. AS THE FENCE WAS DRAGGED ACROSS OUR FACILITY IT SNAGGED A ONE INCH STAINLESS STEEL AUXILIARY BALL VALVE. THIS VALVE WAS CONNECTED TO A FOUR INCH BLIND FLANGE BY A ONE INCH CARBON STEEL NIPPLE. THIS NIPPLE WAS SHEARED OFF DURING THIS EVENT WHICH ALLOWED THE RELEASE OF PROPANE. A SECOND NRC REPORT WAS MADE ON MAY 2, 2013, NRC # 1045765. A ""QUANTITY RELEASE"" VOLUME WAS REPORTED IN THIS UPDATE. FOR THE 17 FAMILIES REPORTED EVACUATED, 14 WERE EVACUATED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS DUE TO THEIR PROXIMITY TO THE RELEASE AND AN ADDITIONAL THREE FAMILIES WERE DISPLACED WHEN WE REQUESTED THE ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE AREA OF THE LEAK SITE BE TURNED OFF. DUE TO THE TYPE OF PRODUCT THAT WAS RELEASE THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE SOIL THEREFORE SOIL REMEDIATION WAS NOT REQUIRED.
About This Pipeline Incident
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