"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 26, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 26, 2013 |
| 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 | 29.72979, -95.22212 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $250 |
| Emergency Response | $250 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"A BLOCK AND BLEED VALVE (BALL) ON 20T EAST GAS VALVE (88-MOV-3815) WAS FOUND LEAKING INTO CONTAINMENT AT THE 3100 MANIFOLD. OPERATIONS PERSONNEL SHUTDOWN ALL PIPELINES IN THE AREA, BLOCKED ALL ROADS AND CLOSED THE BLOCK AND BLEED VALVE THAT WAS FOUND TO BE SLIGHTLY OPEN. THE PRODUCT THAT LEAKED INTO CONTAINMENT PUMPED OUT TO THE TRANSMIX TANK THROUGH THE SUMP. ALL PIPELINES WERE RESTARTED AND THE BLOCK AND BLEED VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH A BALL VALVE THAT HAS A LOCKING MECHANISM."
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.