COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 10, 2012
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 10, 2012 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.02821, -89.10162 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,000 |
| Emergency Response | $13,372 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 07:00 ON 4/10/2012 A CONTRACT INSPECTOR AND HIS WORK CREW DISCOVERED PRODUCT ESCAPING FROM THE LINE 1 STATION STEM SEAL LEAK DETECTION BOX. THE CONTRACT INSPECTOR IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE LOCAL TECHNICIAN. TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED CONTROLLER AND LEAD TECHNICIAN AND LEAD TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED OPERATIONS MANAGER AND OPERATIONS MANAGER NOTIFIED GCD DIRECTOR AT 11:42. INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES DETERMINED THAT THE SOURCE OF PRODUCT WAS THE STEM SEAL OF THE LINE 1 UNIT 2 CHECK VALVE AND THAT THE DISCHARGE PIPING FROM THE LEAK DETECTION BOX COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE ESCAPING PRODUCT FLOW DUE TO SOME INTERNAL SLUDGE AND CORROSION WITHIN THE LEAK DETECTION BOX DISCHARGE PIPING. THE PRODUCT LEAKING FROM THE CHECK VALVE STEM SEAL WAS PIPED DIRECTLY TO THE FACILITY SUMP WHILE THE CHECK VALVE STEM SEAL AND THE LEAK DETECTION BOX DISCHARGE PIPING WERE REPAIRED.
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.