Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-12-01 — 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)
$0
Incident datetime
2012-12-01 11:19
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On saturday, december 1st, 2012, at 10:04 (all times noted are cst) the central control center received a high sump alarm from felixville station line 2. The controller called the baton rouge a operator to inform him of the alarm and to request personnel be dispatched to investigate. The a operator began notification procedures and dispatched a technician to investigate. At 1054, the station sump max fill alarm was received along with the station lockout. At 11:19, the contract supervisor working with a paint crew in the station noticed product flowing out of the sump and onto the ground and a call was placed to the emergency line alerting the control center operations manager (ccom) in alpharetta of the release. At the same time, the crew inspector called the controller and advised of the issue. The ccom called the operations manager at 11:20 to advise him of the product release. Local colonial personnel arrived on the scene at 11:50 (two technicians responded and arrived at the same time). One of the technicians responded to the product that was on the ground by starting containment efforts and the other quickly identified the source of product flow and stopped it. The director of operations was notified of the release and immediate impacts at 12:54. Later, it was determined that one of the members of the painting crew had inadvertently bumped a drain valve on the pressure relief system which started flow into the station sump. A contract response crew was called and arrived on site at approximately 13:00 with a mini excavator and vacuum truck to help with the cleanup effort. The product release was contained on the facility property and approximately 80 gallons of free product was recovered. Approximately 50 cubic yards of contaminated soil was collected and stored on site. An estimated 111 gallons was released. State agency initial notification was made by the district environmental manager via the state online reporting tool at 21:31 on 12/1/12. Federal telephonic notification was not required as the reporting thresholds concerning volume, injury, damage, or impact were not reached.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-12-11 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120356
Supplemental Number
18110
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
2012-12-01 11:19:00
Location Latitude
30.909265
Location Longitude
-90.871663
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
2.65
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
2.65
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-12-01 11:19:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-12-01 11:54:00
Restart Datetime
2012-12-01 14:30:00
On Site Datetime
2012-12-01 11:50:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial Pipeline/felixville Station
Segment Name
Sump
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70722
Onshore City Name
Clinton
Onshore County Name
East Feliciana
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Sump
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Sump
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
265
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
18000
Est Cost Environmental
7000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
25265
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow
Operation Type
Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow
Preparer Name
A* M* T*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Manager
Preparer Email
A******@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
6787622872
Preparer Fax
6787622315
Prepared Date
2013-05-28 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A* M* T*****
Authorizer Telephone
6787622872
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Manager
Authorizer Email
A******@c******.com
Narrative
On saturday, december 1st, 2012, at 10:04 (all times noted are cst) the central control center received a high sump alarm from felixville station line 2. The controller called the baton rouge a operator to inform him of the alarm and to request personnel be dispatched to investigate. The a operator began notification procedures and dispatched a technician to investigate. At 1054, the station sump max fill alarm was received along with the station lockout. At 11:19, the contract supervisor working with a paint crew in the station noticed product flowing out of the sump and onto the ground and a call was placed to the emergency line alerting the control center operations manager (ccom) in alpharetta of the release. At the same time, the crew inspector called the controller and advised of the issue. The ccom called the operations manager at 11:20 to advise him of the product release. Local colonial personnel arrived on the scene at 11:50 (two technicians responded and arrived at the same time). One of the technicians responded to the product that was on the ground by starting containment efforts and the other quickly identified the source of product flow and stopped it. The director of operations was notified of the release and immediate impacts at 12:54. Later, it was determined that one of the members of the painting crew had inadvertently bumped a drain valve on the pressure relief system which started flow into the station sump. A contract response crew was called and arrived on site at approximately 13:00 with a mini excavator and vacuum truck to help with the cleanup effort. The product release was contained on the facility property and approximately 80 gallons of free product was recovered. Approximately 50 cubic yards of contaminated soil was collected and stored on site. An estimated 111 gallons was released. State agency initial notification was made by the district environmental manager via the state online reporting tool at 21:31 on 12/1/12. Federal telephonic notification was not required as the reporting thresholds concerning volume, injury, damage, or impact were not reached.
| Report Received Date | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120356 |
| Supplemental Number | 18110 |
| 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 | 2012-12-01 11:19:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.909265 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -90.871663 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 | 2.65 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 2.65 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-12-01 11:19:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-12-01 11:54:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-12-01 14:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-12-01 11:50:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial Pipeline/felixville Station |
| Segment Name | Sump |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70722 |
| Onshore City Name | Clinton |
| Onshore County Name | East Feliciana |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Sump |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Sump |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 265 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 18000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 7000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 25265 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow |
| Operation Type | Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow |
| Preparer Name | A* M* T***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Preparer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Preparer Fax | 6787622315 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A* M* T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Narrative | On saturday, december 1st, 2012, at 10:04 (all times noted are cst) the central control center received a high sump alarm from felixville station line 2. The controller called the baton rouge a operator to inform him of the alarm and to request personnel be dispatched to investigate. The a operator began notification procedures and dispatched a technician to investigate. At 1054, the station sump max fill alarm was received along with the station lockout. At 11:19, the contract supervisor working with a paint crew in the station noticed product flowing out of the sump and onto the ground and a call was placed to the emergency line alerting the control center operations manager (ccom) in alpharetta of the release. At the same time, the crew inspector called the controller and advised of the issue. The ccom called the operations manager at 11:20 to advise him of the product release. Local colonial personnel arrived on the scene at 11:50 (two technicians responded and arrived at the same time). One of the technicians responded to the product that was on the ground by starting containment efforts and the other quickly identified the source of product flow and stopped it. The director of operations was notified of the release and immediate impacts at 12:54. Later, it was determined that one of the members of the painting crew had inadvertently bumped a drain valve on the pressure relief system which started flow into the station sump. A contract response crew was called and arrived on site at approximately 13:00 with a mini excavator and vacuum truck to help with the cleanup effort. The product release was contained on the facility property and approximately 80 gallons of free product was recovered. Approximately 50 cubic yards of contaminated soil was collected and stored on site. An estimated 111 gallons was released. State agency initial notification was made by the district environmental manager via the state online reporting tool at 21:31 on 12/1/12. Federal telephonic notification was not required as the reporting thresholds concerning volume, injury, damage, or impact were not reached. |
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