Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-09-08 — CA
Operator
Crimson Pipeline L.p.
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$96,278
Incident datetime
2013-09-08 10:19
Report number
Location
CA
Narrative
The cause appears to be third party damage related to a nearby power pole grounding rod. All appropriate regulators were informed of the release immediately. The pipeline was immediately shut down and the source of the release isolated by closing appropriate valves. Crimson's oil spill response organization and incident command personnel were immediately deployed. The leak was identified a section of the pipe was cut out and replaced with tested pipe. The system was put back into service. The section of the pipe that was cut out which included the damaged section was in the custody and transported to a third party testing lab exponent failure analysis associates by the department of fish and wild life.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-09-14 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130315
Supplemental Number
19366
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32103
Name
Crimson Pipeline L.p.
Operator Street Address
1900 Main Street Suite #600
Operator City Name
Irvine
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
92614
Local Datetime
2013-09-08 10:19:00
Location Latitude
33.949629
Location Longitude
-118.370221
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
10
Recovered Bbls
5
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Third Party That Caused The Accident
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-09-08 10:19:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-09-08 10:19:00
Restart Datetime
2013-09-11 21:21:00
On Site Datetime
2013-09-08 11:58:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-09-08 10:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1059586
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Line 600 Torrey To Torrance
Segment Name
Csfm 455
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ca
Onshore Postal Code
90301
Onshore City Name
Los Angeles
Onshore County Name
La
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
36
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
12.75
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.375
Pipe Smys
42000
Pipe Specification
Api 5lx-42
Pipe Seam Type
Erw - Low Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Installation Year
1955
Manufactured Year
1955
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Edison Ground Rod Against Pipe, Electrical Arcing Between The Pipe And The Grounding Rod Caused A Hole In The Pipe.
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Remediation Ind
Yes
Surface Water Remed Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Vegetation Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
Yes
Surface Contam Ind
Yes
Amount Released
3
Rel Water Name
Dominguez Channel Flood Control.
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
1000
Est Cost Prop Damage
96278
Est Cost Emergency
2861558
Est Cost Environmental
130033
Est Cost Other
18256
Est Cost Other Details
Legal, Pr
Prpty
3107125
Accident Psig
228
Mop Psig
956
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
16141
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
No
Pipeline Function
=< 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
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
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
Third party damage.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Outside Force Type
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Preparer Name
D**** B********
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance Lead
Preparer Email
D*********@c********.com
Preparer Telephone
(562) 668-0066
Preparer Fax
(562) 285-4141
Prepared Date
2014-05-08 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
L**** W* A********
Authorizer Telephone
(949) 922-9895
Authorizer Title
President
Authorizer Email
L**********@c********.com
Narrative
The cause appears to be third party damage related to a nearby power pole grounding rod. All appropriate regulators were informed of the release immediately. The pipeline was immediately shut down and the source of the release isolated by closing appropriate valves. Crimson's oil spill response organization and incident command personnel were immediately deployed. The leak was identified a section of the pipe was cut out and replaced with tested pipe. The system was put back into service. The section of the pipe that was cut out which included the damaged section was in the custody and transported to a third party testing lab exponent failure analysis associates by the department of fish and wild life.
| Report Received Date | 2013-09-14 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130315 |
| Supplemental Number | 19366 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32103 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Crimson Pipeline L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 1900 Main Street Suite #600 |
| Operator City Name | Irvine |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 92614 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-09-08 10:19:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.949629 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -118.370221 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 10 |
| Recovered Bbls | 5 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Third Party That Caused The Accident |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-09-08 10:19:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-09-08 10:19:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-09-11 21:21:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-09-08 11:58:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2013-09-08 10:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1059586 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Line 600 Torrey To Torrance |
| Segment Name | Csfm 455 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ca |
| Onshore Postal Code | 90301 |
| Onshore City Name | Los Angeles |
| Onshore County Name | La |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 36 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 12.75 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.375 |
| Pipe Smys | 42000 |
| Pipe Specification | Api 5lx-42 |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw - Low Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Installation Year | 1955 |
| Manufactured Year | 1955 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Edison Ground Rod Against Pipe, Electrical Arcing Between The Pipe And The Grounding Rod Caused A Hole In The Pipe. |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Surface Water Remed Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Vegetation Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | Yes |
| Surface Contam Ind | Yes |
| Amount Released | 3 |
| Rel Water Name | Dominguez Channel Flood Control. |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 1000 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 96278 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2861558 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 130033 |
| Est Cost Other | 18256 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Legal, Pr |
| Prpty | 3107125 |
| Accident Psig | 228 |
| Mop Psig | 956 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 16141 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | =< 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| 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 | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | Third party damage. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Outside Force Type | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Preparer Name | D**** B******** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance Lead |
| Preparer Email | D*********@c********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | (562) 668-0066 |
| Preparer Fax | (562) 285-4141 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | L**** W* A******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | (949) 922-9895 |
| Authorizer Title | President |
| Authorizer Email | L**********@c********.com |
| Narrative | The cause appears to be third party damage related to a nearby power pole grounding rod. All appropriate regulators were informed of the release immediately. The pipeline was immediately shut down and the source of the release isolated by closing appropriate valves. Crimson's oil spill response organization and incident command personnel were immediately deployed. The leak was identified a section of the pipe was cut out and replaced with tested pipe. The system was put back into service. The section of the pipe that was cut out which included the damaged section was in the custody and transported to a third party testing lab exponent failure analysis associates by the department of fish and wild life. |
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