Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-05-06 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Wink Pipeline Lp
Cause
Locating Issue
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$54,700
Incident datetime
2014-05-06 11:18
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
The conrtact row grubbing inspector failed to follow km procedures to mark and identify the wink to snyder 10" pipeline. In addition, the grubber machine operator failed to follow km safe digging procedures. This resulted in the operator hitting and damaging the wink to snyder 10" pipeline. The section of pipe that was struck was exposed due to erosion, it was painted orange for four or more feet and a permanent line marker was located within 10 feet of the strike. The operator hit the line in the 2:30 position facing downstream. The line was shut down and a clamp installed. A sleeve was then welded onto the pipe. The contract row grubbing inspector refused to submit a sample for drug and alcohol testing. The inspector was terminated on the spot. Pipeline section was replaced with new pipe on july 1, 2014
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-06-05 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140222
Supplemental Number
20791
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31957
Name
Kinder Morgan Wink Pipeline Lp
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2014-05-06 11:18:00
Location Latitude
32.794161
Location Longitude
-101.019901
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
3
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Contractor Working For The Operator
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-05-06 11:18:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-05-06 11:18:00
Restart Datetime
2014-05-06 18:30:00
On Site Datetime
2014-05-06 11:35:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wink To Snyder 10"
Segment Name
Wink To Snyder 10"
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79549
Onshore City Name
Snyder
Onshore County Name
Scurry
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp 146.5
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Other
Incident Area Details
Exposed Due To Erosion
Depth Of Cover
1
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
10.75
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.25
Pipe Smys
42000
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Seam Type
Erw - Low Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Youngston
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Installation Year
1954
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
0.4
Puncture Circum
1
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
300
Est Cost Prop Damage
54700
Est Cost Emergency
2500
Est Cost Environmental
2500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
60000
Accident Psig
527
Mop Psig
1348
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
42240
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications 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 not related to controller activity.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
Yes
Num Contractors Tested
2
Num Contractors Failed
0
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party)
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party)
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Private Row Ind
Yes
Private Subtype
Private Landowner
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Unknown/other
Work Performed
Unknown/other
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
1461967760
One Call Center Name
Texas
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
No
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
8
Root Cause Category
Locating Issue
Root Cause Type
Facility Marked Inaccurately Due To Locator Error
Preparer Name
A**** Z*****
Preparer Title
Manager-Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
A***********@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-369-9512
Preparer Fax
303-984-3417
Prepared Date
2015-09-30 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
S**** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-8065
Authorizer Title
Director-Operations And Engineering
Authorizer Email
S***********@k***********.com
Narrative
The conrtact row grubbing inspector failed to follow km procedures to mark and identify the wink to snyder 10" pipeline. In addition, the grubber machine operator failed to follow km safe digging procedures. This resulted in the operator hitting and damaging the wink to snyder 10" pipeline. The section of pipe that was struck was exposed due to erosion, it was painted orange for four or more feet and a permanent line marker was located within 10 feet of the strike. The operator hit the line in the 2:30 position facing downstream. The line was shut down and a clamp installed. A sleeve was then welded onto the pipe. The contract row grubbing inspector refused to submit a sample for drug and alcohol testing. The inspector was terminated on the spot. Pipeline section was replaced with new pipe on july 1, 2014
| Report Received Date | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140222 |
| Supplemental Number | 20791 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31957 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Wink Pipeline Lp |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-05-06 11:18:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.794161 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -101.019901 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 3 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Contractor Working For The Operator |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-05-06 11:18:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-05-06 11:18:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-05-06 18:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-05-06 11:35:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required 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 | Wink To Snyder 10" |
| Segment Name | Wink To Snyder 10" |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79549 |
| Onshore City Name | Snyder |
| Onshore County Name | Scurry |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp 146.5 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Other |
| Incident Area Details | Exposed Due To Erosion |
| Depth Of Cover | 1 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 10.75 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.25 |
| Pipe Smys | 42000 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw - Low Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Youngston |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Installation Year | 1954 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 0.4 |
| Puncture Circum | 1 |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 300 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 54700 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 2500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 60000 |
| Accident Psig | 527 |
| Mop Psig | 1348 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 42240 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications 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 not related to controller activity. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Num Contractors Tested | 2 |
| Num Contractors Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party) |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party) |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Private Row Ind | Yes |
| Private Subtype | Private Landowner |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Unknown/other |
| Work Performed | Unknown/other |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 1461967760 |
| One Call Center Name | Texas |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | No |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 8 |
| Root Cause Category | Locating Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Facility Marked Inaccurately Due To Locator Error |
| Preparer Name | A**** Z***** |
| Preparer Title | Manager-Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | A***********@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-369-9512 |
| Preparer Fax | 303-984-3417 |
| Prepared Date | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-369-8065 |
| Authorizer Title | Director-Operations And Engineering |
| Authorizer Email | S***********@k***********.com |
| Narrative | The conrtact row grubbing inspector failed to follow km procedures to mark and identify the wink to snyder 10" pipeline. In addition, the grubber machine operator failed to follow km safe digging procedures. This resulted in the operator hitting and damaging the wink to snyder 10" pipeline. The section of pipe that was struck was exposed due to erosion, it was painted orange for four or more feet and a permanent line marker was located within 10 feet of the strike. The operator hit the line in the 2:30 position facing downstream. The line was shut down and a clamp installed. A sleeve was then welded onto the pipe. The contract row grubbing inspector refused to submit a sample for drug and alcohol testing. The inspector was terminated on the spot. Pipeline section was replaced with new pipe on july 1, 2014 |
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