COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — May 27, 2010
Incident Information
| Incident Date | May 27, 2010 |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.71877, -95.17955 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $500 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $4,429 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 P.M. CST ON MAY 27, 2010, A HOUSTON STATION OPERATOR FOUND PRODUCT SPRAYING FROM THE LINE 2 ONLINE FLASH SYSTEM WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE YARD. THE SYSTEM WAS SHUTDOWN AND A CRACK ON THE FLOW METER SIGHT GLASS WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE SOURCE OF THE PRODUCT. THE OPERATIONS MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 P.M. AND THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WAS NOTIFIED AT 3:25 P.M. THE RELEASED PRODUCT POOLED WITHIN 2 FT OF THE CONCRETE SLAB IN WHICH THE ONLINE FLASH SYSTEM WAS MOUNTED. APPROXIMATELY 35 GALLONS OF FREE PRODUCT WERE RECOVERED THAT AFTERNOON AND THE FOLLOWING DAY APPROXIMATELY 1 CUBIC YARD OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH CLEAN FILL. THE SOIL ANALYSIS DID NOT DETECT A MEASUREABLE AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATION IN THE SOIL."
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.