Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-03-02 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$56
Incident datetime
2011-03-02 09:00
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On march 2, 2011 during routine inspection of the work area around tank 917, the contract crew was preparing to pump water out of the excavation around the spool piece. It had rained the night before so the area dug out around the tank valve had filled with rain water. The workers began to pump the rain water out of valve pit. During initial pumping there was no sign of any visible sheen on the water. The contractor decided to go get additional tools from his truck while the water was being pumped out. When he returned to check on the level of water remaining in the area, he noticed gasoline was streaming at a steady flow down around the bottom of the spool piece flange onto the mud below. Contractor immediately contacted inspector and operator at mitchell and began to collect product into wash basin underneath flange spool piece. He cut off water pump and began to place diapers along the discharge hose from pump. The operators began opening drain lines to evacuate tank line 917. Initial notification was made to the operations manager at 09:10, the environmental technician at 09:30 and district environmental manager 09:40. A total of 15 gallons of product was recovered. An additional 4 gallons was lost to evaporation from the spill surface.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-03-31 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110111
Supplemental Number
18403
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2552
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1185 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 100
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009-4765
Local Datetime
2011-03-02 09:00:00
Location Latitude
37.66168
Location Longitude
-78.23911
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.45
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.36
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Not Operating At Time Of Accident
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Mitchell Junction
Segment Name
Tank Line 917
Onshore State Abbreviation
Va
Onshore Postal Code
23038
Onshore City Name
Columbia
Onshore County Name
Cumberland
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mitchell Junt
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Transition Area
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Flange Assembly
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
57
Est Cost Prop Damage
56
Est Cost Emergency
4500
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
4613
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Equipment Not Installed Properly
Operation Type
Equipment Not Installed Properly
Preparer Name
A* M*******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Manager
Preparer Email
A******@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
6787622872
Preparer Fax
6787622465
Prepared Date
2013-08-06 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A* M* T*****
Authorizer Telephone
6787622872
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Manager
Authorizer Email
A******@c******.com
Narrative
On march 2, 2011 during routine inspection of the work area around tank 917, the contract crew was preparing to pump water out of the excavation around the spool piece. It had rained the night before so the area dug out around the tank valve had filled with rain water. The workers began to pump the rain water out of valve pit. During initial pumping there was no sign of any visible sheen on the water. The contractor decided to go get additional tools from his truck while the water was being pumped out. When he returned to check on the level of water remaining in the area, he noticed gasoline was streaming at a steady flow down around the bottom of the spool piece flange onto the mud below. Contractor immediately contacted inspector and operator at mitchell and began to collect product into wash basin underneath flange spool piece. He cut off water pump and began to place diapers along the discharge hose from pump. The operators began opening drain lines to evacuate tank line 917. Initial notification was made to the operations manager at 09:10, the environmental technician at 09:30 and district environmental manager 09:40. A total of 15 gallons of product was recovered. An additional 4 gallons was lost to evaporation from the spill surface.
| Report Received Date | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110111 |
| Supplemental Number | 18403 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2552 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colonial Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1185 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 100 |
| Operator City Name | Alpharetta |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30009-4765 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-03-02 09:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 37.66168 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -78.23911 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.45 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.36 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Not Operating At Time Of Accident |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Mitchell Junction |
| Segment Name | Tank Line 917 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Va |
| Onshore Postal Code | 23038 |
| Onshore City Name | Columbia |
| Onshore County Name | Cumberland |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mitchell Junt |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Transition Area |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Flange Assembly |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 57 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 56 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 4500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 4613 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Equipment Not Installed Properly |
| Operation Type | Equipment Not Installed Properly |
| Preparer Name | A* M******* |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Preparer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Preparer Fax | 6787622465 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A* M* T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Narrative | On march 2, 2011 during routine inspection of the work area around tank 917, the contract crew was preparing to pump water out of the excavation around the spool piece. It had rained the night before so the area dug out around the tank valve had filled with rain water. The workers began to pump the rain water out of valve pit. During initial pumping there was no sign of any visible sheen on the water. The contractor decided to go get additional tools from his truck while the water was being pumped out. When he returned to check on the level of water remaining in the area, he noticed gasoline was streaming at a steady flow down around the bottom of the spool piece flange onto the mud below. Contractor immediately contacted inspector and operator at mitchell and began to collect product into wash basin underneath flange spool piece. He cut off water pump and began to place diapers along the discharge hose from pump. The operators began opening drain lines to evacuate tank line 917. Initial notification was made to the operations manager at 09:10, the environmental technician at 09:30 and district environmental manager 09:40. A total of 15 gallons of product was recovered. An additional 4 gallons was lost to evaporation from the spill surface. |
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