Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-04-25 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
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)
$0
Incident datetime
2014-04-25 08:00
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On 4/25/2014 at 08:00 an employee discovered product in an area of the tank farm #3 manifold that had been excavated to monitor a previous leak. The system shut down on a predetermined schedule at the same time the discovery was made. Product recovery began immediately and 50 gallons were recovered. Since the leak was not active at the time of discovery additional excavation and monitoring was performed. The system was restarted with continuous monitoring on 4/26/2014 at 14:27. At 20:20 an employee observed a leak from the bearing seal on the unit #5 pump. The system was shut down and isolated. Product recovery was performed and 141 gallons were recovered. All remaining product was recovered from the excavation and the soil cleanup was completed by 23:55. The bearing seal was replaced on the unit #5 pump and the repair was completed on 4/27/2014 at 17:15. The nrc notification was made on 4/25/14 as soon as the propoerty damage costs were estimated to exceed $50,000. Courtesy notifications were also made to east feliciana lepc, ladeq, and the US coast guard on 4/25/14.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-05-23 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140201
Supplemental Number
19783
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2552
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1000 Lake St.
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009
Local Datetime
2014-04-25 08:00:00
Location Latitude
30.71133
Location Longitude
-91.28204
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
4.7
Recovered Bbls
4.7
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-04-25 08:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-04-25 08:00:00
Restart Datetime
2014-04-27 23:11:00
On Site Datetime
2014-04-25 09:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-04-25 12:52:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1080838
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Bengal/baton Rouge
Segment Name
Baton Rouge Tank Farm #3 Manifold
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70748
Onshore City Name
Jackson
Onshore County Name
East Feliciana
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
248
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pump
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Carbon & Tungston
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
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
558
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
75000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
75558
Accident Psig
20
Mop Psig
720
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
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
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
The incident was due to equipment failure which was not caused by an action or non action of the controller/operator.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind
Seal/packing Failure
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Failure Due To Age And/or Contamination From A Previous Excavation
Preparer Name
K**** M****
Preparer Title
Compliance Coordinator
Preparer Email
K*****@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
601-765-9768
Preparer Fax
770-754-8489
Prepared Date
2014-10-08 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
K**** M****
Authorizer Telephone
601-765-9168
Authorizer Title
Compliance Coordinator
Authorizer Email
K*****@c******.com
Narrative
On 4/25/2014 at 08:00 an employee discovered product in an area of the tank farm #3 manifold that had been excavated to monitor a previous leak. The system shut down on a predetermined schedule at the same time the discovery was made. Product recovery began immediately and 50 gallons were recovered. Since the leak was not active at the time of discovery additional excavation and monitoring was performed. The system was restarted with continuous monitoring on 4/26/2014 at 14:27. At 20:20 an employee observed a leak from the bearing seal on the unit #5 pump. The system was shut down and isolated. Product recovery was performed and 141 gallons were recovered. All remaining product was recovered from the excavation and the soil cleanup was completed by 23:55. The bearing seal was replaced on the unit #5 pump and the repair was completed on 4/27/2014 at 17:15. The nrc notification was made on 4/25/14 as soon as the propoerty damage costs were estimated to exceed $50,000. Courtesy notifications were also made to east feliciana lepc, ladeq, and the US coast guard on 4/25/14.
| Report Received Date | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140201 |
| Supplemental Number | 19783 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2552 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colonial Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1000 Lake St. |
| Operator City Name | Alpharetta |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30009 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-04-25 08:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.71133 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -91.28204 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 | 4.7 |
| Recovered Bbls | 4.7 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-04-25 08:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-04-25 08:00:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-04-27 23:11:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-04-25 09:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-04-25 12:52:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1080838 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Bengal/baton Rouge |
| Segment Name | Baton Rouge Tank Farm #3 Manifold |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70748 |
| Onshore City Name | Jackson |
| Onshore County Name | East Feliciana |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 248 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Carbon & Tungston |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| 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 | 558 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 75000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 75558 |
| Accident Psig | 20 |
| Mop Psig | 720 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| 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 | 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 | The incident was due to equipment failure which was not caused by an action or non action of the controller/operator. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Other Pump Ind | Seal/packing Failure |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Failure Due To Age And/or Contamination From A Previous Excavation |
| Preparer Name | K**** M**** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | K*****@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 601-765-9768 |
| Preparer Fax | 770-754-8489 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | K**** M**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 601-765-9168 |
| Authorizer Title | Compliance Coordinator |
| Authorizer Email | K*****@c******.com |
| Narrative | On 4/25/2014 at 08:00 an employee discovered product in an area of the tank farm #3 manifold that had been excavated to monitor a previous leak. The system shut down on a predetermined schedule at the same time the discovery was made. Product recovery began immediately and 50 gallons were recovered. Since the leak was not active at the time of discovery additional excavation and monitoring was performed. The system was restarted with continuous monitoring on 4/26/2014 at 14:27. At 20:20 an employee observed a leak from the bearing seal on the unit #5 pump. The system was shut down and isolated. Product recovery was performed and 141 gallons were recovered. All remaining product was recovered from the excavation and the soil cleanup was completed by 23:55. The bearing seal was replaced on the unit #5 pump and the repair was completed on 4/27/2014 at 17:15. The nrc notification was made on 4/25/14 as soon as the propoerty damage costs were estimated to exceed $50,000. Courtesy notifications were also made to east feliciana lepc, ladeq, and the US coast guard on 4/25/14. |
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