COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 4, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 4, 2014 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.62733, -89.54218 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $7,387 |
| Emergency Response | $1,961 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 04 JANUARY 2014 AT 02:38 CST, THE CONTROL CENTER CONTROLLER RECEIVED A HIGH SUMP ALARM FROM COLLINS DELIVERY FACILITY DURING A DELIVERY AND NOTIFIED THE NEARBY COLLINS INJECTION FACILITY OPERATOR. AT APPROXIMATELY 02:50 THE COLLINS INJECTION FACILITY OPERATOR NOTIFIED A COLONIAL TECHNICIAN OF THE EVENT. THE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED AT THE FACILITY AT 04:00, CHECKED THE SUMP LEVEL AND OBSERVED PRODUCT (ULSD) LEAKING FROM THE LINE-2 TAKE-OFF VALVE BONNET O-RING, NOTIFIED THE LOCAL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR FOR ASSISTANCE, TIGHTENED DOWN THE BONNET BOLTS AND PLACED A BUCKET UNDERNEATH THE VALVE BODY TO CONTAIN THE LEAKING PRODUCT. VALVE REPAIR AND ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS CLEANED UP BY 15:00. EXCAVATION AND REPLACEMENT OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS COMPLETED ON 10 JANUARY 2014."
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.