COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 18, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 18, 2013 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.67354, -76.12569 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | "FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT BODY (EXCEPT PUMP), TANK PLATE, OR OTHER MATERIAL" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,500 |
| Emergency Response | $3,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON JUNE 18TH AT 22:30 THE CONTROL CENTER RECIEVED A HIGH SUMP ALARM AT THE CONOWINGO STATION. THE CONTROL CENTER NOTIFIED THE OPERATOR ON DUTY TO CHECK THE UNMANNED STATION TO SEE WHAT HAD OCCURED. AT 23:39 THE OPERATOR ARRIVED AT THE STATION AND FOUND A LEAK COMING OUT OF THE VALVE STEM OF THE SUCTION VALVE OF # 1 UNIT. AT 00:00 THE OPERATIONS MANAGER RECEIVED A CALL TO INFORM THAT WE HAD PRODUCT ON THE GROUND AND THE PUMP WAS BLOCKED IN AND THE LEAK HAD STOPPED. AT 00:40 ON JUNE 19TH, THE OPERATIONS MANAGER INFORMED THE STATE OF MARYLAND OF THE UN-DETERMINED AMOUNT OF OIL WE HAD AT THE STATION. ON JUNE 19TH AT 07:00 WE HAD A CLEAN-UP CREW BEGIN THE CLEAN UP PROCESS - THIS PROCESS CONCLUDED ON JUNE 20TH AT 12:00 WITH ALL SOIL CLEANED AND CONTAINED. TECHNICIANS ARRIVED AT 11:00 ON THE 19TH TO CHANGE THE SEALS ON THE SUCTION VALVE."
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.