ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 16, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 16, 2013 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.35890, -95.85094 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | OTHER INCORRECT OPERATION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"IN REFERENCE TO PARTS A(6), F,AND I, THIS REPORT IS BEING MADE AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF PRIOR INCIDENTS OR NEAR MISSES INVOLVING FLASH FIRE OR IGNITION OF FLAMMABLE VAPORS, PURSUANT TO A COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED BY PHMSA (CPF NO. 4-2014-5017). A FLASH FIRE OCCURRED AT A RECENTLY COMPLETED WELD WHEN AIR MOVERS WERE BEING RELOCATED. A VALVE (HV-3) UPSTREAM OF THE WELD LOCATION WAS NOT SEALING RESULTING IN LEAKING HYDROCARBONS. AIR MOVERS WERE UTILIZED TO PULL THE HYDROCARBON VAPORS AWAY FROM THE WELDING LOCATION. PRIOR TO THE START OF WELDING, LEL LEVELS WERE CHECKED INITIALLY, DOCUMENTED ON THE PERMIT AND PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE WELDING JOB. THESE CHECKS INDICATED A 0% LEL READING WHILE THE AIR MOVERS WERE IN OPERATIONS. WHEN THE AIR MOVERS WERE SHUTDOWN TO ACCOMMODATE MOVING ONE OF THE AIR MOVERS, HYDROCARBON VAPORS CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOT METAL (POST WELDING) AT THE WELD LOCATION AND IGNITED. POST INCIDENT, CONTINUOUS GAS MONITORING PERFORMED IN THE WORK AREA INDICATED A 0% LEL READINGS WHILE THE AIR MOVERS WERE IN OPERATIONS."
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.