Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-06-15 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
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
2013-06-15 09:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Terminal operator was sent to field to perform line up of stripping of outbound piping. 2nd operator was sent to dual verify line up for the line stripping operation. Operator who was sent to dual verify the line up opened an additional valve that should not have been opened which allowed product to flow to the blowdown tank. First operator who was authorized to make the line up opened the incorrect valve at blowdown tank. If he had opened the correct valve, a check valve would have prevented the back flow into the blowdown tank. Drug and alcohol testing took place.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-07-15 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130247
Supplemental Number
18287
Report Type
Original 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
2013-06-15 09:00:00
Location Latitude
29.73064
Location Longitude
-95.20349
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
0.48
Recovered Bbls
0.24
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
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77506
Onshore City Name
Pasadena
Onshore County Name
Harris
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Tank/vessel
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
60
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
500
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
560
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
D******* S*******
Prepared Date
2013-07-15 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
713.725.0147
Narrative
Terminal operator was sent to field to perform line up of stripping of outbound piping. 2nd operator was sent to dual verify line up for the line stripping operation. Operator who was sent to dual verify the line up opened an additional valve that should not have been opened which allowed product to flow to the blowdown tank. First operator who was authorized to make the line up opened the incorrect valve at blowdown tank. If he had opened the correct valve, a check valve would have prevented the back flow into the blowdown tank. Drug and alcohol testing took place.
| Report Received Date | 2013-07-15 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130247 |
| Supplemental Number | 18287 |
| Report Type | Original 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 | 2013-06-15 09:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.73064 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.20349 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 | 0.48 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.24 |
| 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 | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77506 |
| Onshore City Name | Pasadena |
| Onshore County Name | Harris |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Tank/vessel |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 60 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 560 |
| 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 | D******* S******* |
| Prepared Date | 2013-07-15 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713.725.0147 |
| Narrative | Terminal operator was sent to field to perform line up of stripping of outbound piping. 2nd operator was sent to dual verify line up for the line stripping operation. Operator who was sent to dual verify the line up opened an additional valve that should not have been opened which allowed product to flow to the blowdown tank. First operator who was authorized to make the line up opened the incorrect valve at blowdown tank. If he had opened the correct valve, a check valve would have prevented the back flow into the blowdown tank. Drug and alcohol testing took place. |
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