KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC

Incident Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 0540, PUMPHOUSE OPERATOR WAS REPORTING FOR WORK AND SMELLED GAS AS HE DROVE PAST THE P MANIFOLD. PUMPHOUSE OPERATOR INVESTIGATED THE SMELL AND OBSERVED A LEAK FROM A RELIEF LINE IN THE SUCTION SIDE OF THE P2 PUMP. HE IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED A SHUT DOWN OF ALL MOVES THROUGH THE P-MANIFOLD. SUPERVISORS THEN DROVE TO THE P-MANIFOLD IT INVESTIGATE FURTHER. UNIT 20 WAS CONTACTED IN ADDITION TO THE FROINT GATE TO SHUT DOWN ANY VEHICULAR MOVEMENT BY THE P-MANIFOLD. KINDER MORGAN ERT RESPONDED AND APPLIED FOAM TO THE P-MANIFOLD AROUND 0620. ONCE FOAMING WAS COMPLETE LOTO STARTED TO ISOLATE THE P2 SUCTION AND DISCHARGE LINE. IT IS INITIALLY ASSESSED THAT THE THREADED CONNECTION FROM THE SUCTION PIPING ON THE P2 PUMP INTO A 1 INCH RELIEF LINE LEAKED BETWEEN 75 AND 100 GALLONS INTO THE CONTAINMENT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE P-MANIFOLD. AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 THE KINDER MORGAN VACUUM TRUCK HOOKED UP TO THE P2 SUCTION AND DISCHARGE LINE TO REMOVE PRODUCT FROM THE ISOLATED LINE. AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 THE KINDER MORGAN ERT BEGAN TO APPLY WATER TO THE P-MANIFOLD AS VAC TRUCKS FROM THE WATER / FOAM / AND RESIDUAL PRODUCT FROM THE PIT IN THE P MANIFOLD. KRAFT INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SERVICES IS ON SITE TO CLEAN THE PIT AREA WHEN THE WATER WASH IS COMPLETE. ROOT CAUSE OF THE PIPE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE LONG TERM STRESS FROM VIBRATION CAUSED BY NEARBY PUMP.