Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-11-07 — —
Operator
Kinder Morgan Cochin Llc
Cause
Miscellaneous Root Causes
Commodity
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$155,534
Incident datetime
2011-11-07 14:17
Report number
Location
—
Narrative
On november 7, 2011, a farmer in whiteside county, il, near the town of deer grove, was conducting a test run of a new tile plow he had purchased. The tile plow is a single blade piece of equipment that is used to create a deep trench in order to bury drain tile. The farmer passed over our cochin pipeline three times striking and damaging our pipe from the 12:00 to 1:00 o'clock position during one of the first two passes before crossing our pipeline a third time an puncturing it through and through at the 9:00 to the 3:00 o'clock positions. Our investigation determined that the famer did not make a one call notification as required by the illinois state damage prevention law, nor based on our instructions within our public awareness brochures previously mailed to this land owner in 2010 and 2008, nor did he follow the decal instructions pasted on the side of the plow that indicated "warning call 888-258-0808 for utility location before using plow". There were no fatalities, injuries, fires, or environmental impact associated with this event. Kinder morgan first became aware of this event when a public citizen called in the event, which was subsequently confirmed by another call from a nearby pipeline operator and a kinder morgan control center observation of a pressure drop through our scada system. Note: since kinder morgan's response to question 12 under section g3 is "no" then the answers for questions 13, 14, & 15 under section g-3 should have been left blank per common ground alliance dirt user guide instructions or at least been allowed to answer as not applicable ("n/a"). Currently DOT's system does not allow the user save the document in this scenario without entering a response for question 13 -15 therefore contradicting the cga instructions. Since the system requires 1 of 4 answer choices to these questions and does not allow n/a as a response, km picked "data not collected" and provides this as the explanation for this selection. Km submitted an e-mail to DOT informing them of this issue.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-12-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110438
Supplemental Number
16440
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32258
Name
Kinder Morgan Cochin Llc
Operator Street Address
4000, 585-8 Ave Sw
Operator City Name
Calgary
Operator Postal Code
T2p1g1
Local Datetime
2011-11-07 14:01:00
Location Latitude
41.60720541
Location Longitude
-89.7349367
Commodity Released Type
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Lpg (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) / Ngl (Natural Gas Liquid)
Unintentional Release Bbls
5648
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-11-07 14:17:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
The Pipeline Was Already Down For Imp Validatin Tests.
On Site Datetime
2011-11-07 15:54:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2011-11-07 15:10:00
Nrc Rpt Num
994829
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Check Valve
Num Pub Evacuated
25
Pipe Fac Name
Kinder Morgan Cochin, Llc
Segment Name
Tampico To Ottawa
Onshore State Abbreviation
Il
Onshore Postal Code
61243-9721
Onshore City Name
Deer Grove
Onshore County Name
Whiteside
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
1419.87
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
59
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
12.75
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.213
Pipe Smys
60000
Pipe Specification
Api-5l
Pipe Seam Type
Erw - High Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Us Steel
Pipe Coating Type
Extruded Polyehylene
Installation Year
1978
Manufactured Year
1977
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
7.8
Puncture Circum
5.3
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
322105
Est Cost Prop Damage
155534
Est Cost Emergency
2000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
479639
Accident Psig
157
Mop Psig
1000
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
Yes
Exceed Restriction Ind
No
Phmsa Restriction Ind
Phmsa
Length Segment Isolated
36960
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
No
Cpm Conf Ind
No
Investigation Status
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest Schedule Ind
Yes
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Prior Notification Ind
No
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Private Row Ind
Yes
Private Subtype
Private Landowner
Pipeline Easement Row Ind
Yes
Excavator Type
Farmer
Excavator Equipment
Unknown/other
Work Performed
Unknown/other
One Call Notified Ind
No
Locator Type
Data Not Collected
Visible Marks
Data Not Collected
Root Cause Category
Miscellaneous Root Causes
Root Cause Type
Root Cause Not Listed (Comment Required)
Root Cause Type Other
Farmer Knew About The Pipeline And One Call Law But Did Not Call
Preparer Name
J**** H********
Preparer Title
Manager Compliance Codes And Standards
Preparer Email
J**************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-369-9443
Preparer Fax
713-495-2767
Prepared Date
2012-02-17 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J**** H********
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-9443
Authorizer Title
Manager Compliance Codes And Standards
Authorizer Email
J**************@k***********.com
Narrative
On november 7, 2011, a farmer in whiteside county, il, near the town of deer grove, was conducting a test run of a new tile plow he had purchased. The tile plow is a single blade piece of equipment that is used to create a deep trench in order to bury drain tile. The farmer passed over our cochin pipeline three times striking and damaging our pipe from the 12:00 to 1:00 o'clock position during one of the first two passes before crossing our pipeline a third time an puncturing it through and through at the 9:00 to the 3:00 o'clock positions. Our investigation determined that the famer did not make a one call notification as required by the illinois state damage prevention law, nor based on our instructions within our public awareness brochures previously mailed to this land owner in 2010 and 2008, nor did he follow the decal instructions pasted on the side of the plow that indicated "warning call 888-258-0808 for utility location before using plow". There were no fatalities, injuries, fires, or environmental impact associated with this event. Kinder morgan first became aware of this event when a public citizen called in the event, which was subsequently confirmed by another call from a nearby pipeline operator and a kinder morgan control center observation of a pressure drop through our scada system. Note: since kinder morgan's response to question 12 under section g3 is "no" then the answers for questions 13, 14, & 15 under section g-3 should have been left blank per common ground alliance dirt user guide instructions or at least been allowed to answer as not applicable ("n/a"). Currently DOT's system does not allow the user save the document in this scenario without entering a response for question 13 -15 therefore contradicting the cga instructions. Since the system requires 1 of 4 answer choices to these questions and does not allow n/a as a response, km picked "data not collected" and provides this as the explanation for this selection. Km submitted an e-mail to DOT informing them of this issue.
| Report Received Date | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110438 |
| Supplemental Number | 16440 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32258 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Cochin Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 4000, 585-8 Ave Sw |
| Operator City Name | Calgary |
| Operator Postal Code | T2p1g1 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-11-07 14:01:00 |
| Location Latitude | 41.60720541 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -89.7349367 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Lpg (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) / Ngl (Natural Gas Liquid) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 5648 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-11-07 14:17:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | The Pipeline Was Already Down For Imp Validatin Tests. |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-11-07 15:54:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2011-11-07 15:10:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 994829 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Check Valve |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 25 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Kinder Morgan Cochin, Llc |
| Segment Name | Tampico To Ottawa |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Il |
| Onshore Postal Code | 61243-9721 |
| Onshore City Name | Deer Grove |
| Onshore County Name | Whiteside |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 1419.87 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 59 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 12.75 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.213 |
| Pipe Smys | 60000 |
| Pipe Specification | Api-5l |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw - High Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Us Steel |
| Pipe Coating Type | Extruded Polyehylene |
| Installation Year | 1978 |
| Manufactured Year | 1977 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 7.8 |
| Puncture Circum | 5.3 |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 322105 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 155534 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 479639 |
| Accident Psig | 157 |
| Mop Psig | 1000 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | Yes |
| Exceed Restriction Ind | No |
| Phmsa Restriction Ind | Phmsa |
| Length Segment Isolated | 36960 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | No |
| Cpm Conf Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest Schedule Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Prior Notification Ind | No |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Private Row Ind | Yes |
| Private Subtype | Private Landowner |
| Pipeline Easement Row Ind | Yes |
| Excavator Type | Farmer |
| Excavator Equipment | Unknown/other |
| Work Performed | Unknown/other |
| One Call Notified Ind | No |
| Locator Type | Data Not Collected |
| Visible Marks | Data Not Collected |
| Root Cause Category | Miscellaneous Root Causes |
| Root Cause Type | Root Cause Not Listed (Comment Required) |
| Root Cause Type Other | Farmer Knew About The Pipeline And One Call Law But Did Not Call |
| Preparer Name | J**** H******** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Preparer Email | J**************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-369-9443 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-495-2767 |
| Prepared Date | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J**** H******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-369-9443 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Authorizer Email | J**************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On november 7, 2011, a farmer in whiteside county, il, near the town of deer grove, was conducting a test run of a new tile plow he had purchased. The tile plow is a single blade piece of equipment that is used to create a deep trench in order to bury drain tile. The farmer passed over our cochin pipeline three times striking and damaging our pipe from the 12:00 to 1:00 o'clock position during one of the first two passes before crossing our pipeline a third time an puncturing it through and through at the 9:00 to the 3:00 o'clock positions. Our investigation determined that the famer did not make a one call notification as required by the illinois state damage prevention law, nor based on our instructions within our public awareness brochures previously mailed to this land owner in 2010 and 2008, nor did he follow the decal instructions pasted on the side of the plow that indicated "warning call 888-258-0808 for utility location before using plow". There were no fatalities, injuries, fires, or environmental impact associated with this event. Kinder morgan first became aware of this event when a public citizen called in the event, which was subsequently confirmed by another call from a nearby pipeline operator and a kinder morgan control center observation of a pressure drop through our scada system. Note: since kinder morgan's response to question 12 under section g3 is "no" then the answers for questions 13, 14, & 15 under section g-3 should have been left blank per common ground alliance dirt user guide instructions or at least been allowed to answer as not applicable ("n/a"). Currently DOT's system does not allow the user save the document in this scenario without entering a response for question 13 -15 therefore contradicting the cga instructions. Since the system requires 1 of 4 answer choices to these questions and does not allow n/a as a response, km picked "data not collected" and provides this as the explanation for this selection. Km submitted an e-mail to DOT informing them of this issue. |
External Resources
PHMSA pipeline safety insights.
Product
Features
Company
All rights reserved. Copyright © by ClearPHMSA