Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-07-30 — TX
Operator
Plantation Pipe Line Co
Cause
Equipment Failure
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)
$100
Incident datetime
2011-07-30 07:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
A 1-inch drain valve failed. The discharge port of the valve was open-ended and terminated slightly below ground surface. This fact was unknown to facility personnel until after the leak occurred. The released diesel fuel was recovered from the ground surface. The compromised valve was replaced and a plug installed into the discharge port of the replacement valve.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-08-26 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110314
Supplemental Number
17810
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15674
Name
Plantation Pipe Line Co
Operator Street Address
500 Dallas Street, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2011-07-30 07:30:00
Location Latitude
30.5471
Location Longitude
-91.1703
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.28
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.28
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Baton Rouge Tank Farm
Segment Name
Mdf Unit Suction Piping
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70807
Onshore City Name
Baton Rouge
Onshore County Name
East Baton Rouge
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
40
Est Cost Prop Damage
100
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
6000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
6140
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Preparer Name
Q****** H* F******
Preparer Title
Manager-Compliance Codes And Standards
Preparer Email
Q**************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
770-751-4240
Preparer Fax
770-751-4130
Prepared Date
2013-04-04 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
Q****** H* F******
Authorizer Telephone
770-751-4240
Authorizer Title
Manager-Compliance Codes And Standards
Authorizer Email
Q**************@k***********.com
Narrative
A 1-inch drain valve failed. The discharge port of the valve was open-ended and terminated slightly below ground surface. This fact was unknown to facility personnel until after the leak occurred. The released diesel fuel was recovered from the ground surface. The compromised valve was replaced and a plug installed into the discharge port of the replacement valve.
| Report Received Date | 2011-08-26 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110314 |
| Supplemental Number | 17810 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15674 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Plantation Pipe Line Co |
| Operator Street Address | 500 Dallas Street, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-07-30 07:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.5471 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -91.1703 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.28 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.28 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Baton Rouge Tank Farm |
| Segment Name | Mdf Unit Suction Piping |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70807 |
| Onshore City Name | Baton Rouge |
| Onshore County Name | East Baton Rouge |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 40 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 100 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 6000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 6140 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Preparer Name | Q****** H* F****** |
| Preparer Title | Manager-Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Preparer Email | Q**************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 770-751-4240 |
| Preparer Fax | 770-751-4130 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | Q****** H* F****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 770-751-4240 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager-Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Authorizer Email | Q**************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | A 1-inch drain valve failed. The discharge port of the valve was open-ended and terminated slightly below ground surface. This fact was unknown to facility personnel until after the leak occurred. The released diesel fuel was recovered from the ground surface. The compromised valve was replaced and a plug installed into the discharge port of the replacement valve. |
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