PLANTATION PIPE LINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 20, 2011
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 20, 2011 |
| Operator | PLANTATION PIPE LINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.45542, -84.40389 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $100 |
| Emergency Response | $1,000 |
| Other Costs | $31,500 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON THURSDAY OCT 20TH, O&M PERSONNEL CHANGED FILTERS ON THE PIPE LINE SERVING THE ATLANTA AIRPORT. THREE (3) FILTER VESSELS WERE INVOLVED IN THE WORK, WARNER LEWIS FILTER VESSELS #1, #2 AND #3. THE WORK ON THE VESSELS BEGAN AT 09:00 (EDT). EACH VESSEL WAS ISOLATED AND DRAINED FOR THE WORK. THE PIPE LINE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THIS TIME. THE WORK LASTED UNTIL 12:00PM (EDT). AFTER COMPLETING THE CHANGE OUT OF FILTERS, THE O&MS SECURED EACH VESSEL AND REFILLED THEM WITH TANK HEAD PRESSURE, CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND RETURNED THE PIPE LINE BACK TO THE CONTROL CENTER FOR NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE O&MS THEN LEFT FOR LUNCH. AT 12:59 PM (EDT) THE CONTROL CENTER STARTED THE PIPE LINE BOOSTER AND AT 13:15 (EDT) THE PIPE LINE MAIN LINE UNIT WAS STARTED. O&M PERSONNEL RETURNED FROM LUNCH AND NOTED PRODUCT SPRAYING FROM FILTER VESSEL #1 PRESSURE WARNING DEVICE (PWD), LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR OF THE VESSEL AND CONTACTED THE CONTROL CENTER TO SHUT THE LINE DOWN AT 13:37 (EDT). THE O&M PERSONNEL ISOLATED THE VESSEL, CONTACTED THEIR SUPERVISOR AND BEGAN CONTAINMENT AND CLEANUP OPERATIONS. THE AREA SUPERVISOR CONTACTED ADDITIONAL PIPE LINE PERSONNEL AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL TO ASSIST WITH CONTAINMENT AND CLEANUP EFFORTS.
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.