COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — May 3, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | May 3, 2013 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 34.55306, -82.47944 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $500 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON MAY 3, 2013, THE OPERATOR ON DUTY WAS CHECKING THE STATION YARD AND NOTICED PRODUCT LEAKING FROM THE BLOCK AND BLEED VALVE ON TANK 572, LINE 21 MANIFOLD. CONTAINMENT AND EOP WAS STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE LEAD OPERATOR AND A TECHNICIAN WERE DISPATCHED TO THE STATION. REQUIRED INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. THE VALVE WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE STEM LEAKING. THE VALVE STEM HAD LOOSENED CAUSING THE LEAK. SEVEN GALLONS OF PRODUCT WERE CONTAINED AND RECOVERED FROM AN ADJACENT EXCAVATION. NO IMPACTS TO SOIL, GROUND WATER OR SURFACE WATER. NO AGENCY NOTIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED."
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.