Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-04-20 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
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)
$200
Incident datetime
2013-04-20 10:20
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
While operators were working near tank 100-3 they smelled gas and while looking around for the source they saw that the densitometer pump was leaking. The isolated the pump and stopped the leak. The densitometer pump containment was filled with 25 gallons of product.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-05-02 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130158
Supplemental Number
18078
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
26041
Name
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2013-04-20 10:20:00
Location Latitude
40.59063
Location Longitude
-74.21935
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
0.59
Recovered Bbls
0.59
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
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nj
Onshore Postal Code
07008
Onshore City Name
Carteret
Onshore County Name
Middlesex
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Instrumentation
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Commercially Nav Ind
Yes
Commercially Nav Yes No
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
75
Est Cost Prop Damage
200
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
15000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
15275
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Preparer Name
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Manager Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713.725.0147
Prepared Date
2013-05-15 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
713.725.0147
Authorizer Title
Manager Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
While operators were working near tank 100-3 they smelled gas and while looking around for the source they saw that the densitometer pump was leaking. The isolated the pump and stopped the leak. The densitometer pump containment was filled with 25 gallons of product.
| Report Received Date | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130158 |
| Supplemental Number | 18078 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 26041 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-04-20 10:20:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.59063 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.21935 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 | 0.59 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.59 |
| 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 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nj |
| Onshore Postal Code | 07008 |
| Onshore City Name | Carteret |
| Onshore County Name | Middlesex |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Instrumentation |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Commercially Nav Ind | Yes |
| Commercially Nav Yes No | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 75 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 200 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 15000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 15275 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Preparer Name | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Manager Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713.725.0147 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713.725.0147 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | While operators were working near tank 100-3 they smelled gas and while looking around for the source they saw that the densitometer pump was leaking. The isolated the pump and stopped the leak. The densitometer pump containment was filled with 25 gallons of product. |
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