Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-06-20 — 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
2014-06-20 03:07
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
At 02:55 on 06-20-2014 the control center received a unit-2 bearing seal failure alarm. At 03:07 the refinery operator reported to the control center that gasoline was leaking from the belle chasse station unit-2 pump. The control center promptly shut down line-7 and a technician was dispatched to the facility. The technician arrived on site at 05:35, evaluated the situation and made the appropriate internal notifications. The event did not meet any reporting requirements for state or local agencies, therefore no external notifications were made. The spilled product was cleaned up, equipment repair completed and the line restarted at 17:34 on 6-20-2014.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-07-07 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140255
Supplemental Number
19780
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
2014-06-20 02:55:00
Location Latitude
29.69581
Location Longitude
-89.97761
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
0.3
Recovered Bbls
0.3
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-06-20 03:07:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-06-20 03:07:00
Restart Datetime
2014-06-20 17:34:00
On Site Datetime
2014-06-20 05:35:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial Pipeline Company / Belle Chasse Station
Segment Name
0230
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70073
Onshore City Name
Belle Chasse
Onshore County Name
Plaquemines
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Unit 2 Pump
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pump
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
39
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
267
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
306
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
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
Preparer Name
K**** M****
Preparer Title
Compliance Coordinator
Preparer Email
K*****@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
(601) 765-9168
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
At 02:55 on 06-20-2014 the control center received a unit-2 bearing seal failure alarm. At 03:07 the refinery operator reported to the control center that gasoline was leaking from the belle chasse station unit-2 pump. The control center promptly shut down line-7 and a technician was dispatched to the facility. The technician arrived on site at 05:35, evaluated the situation and made the appropriate internal notifications. The event did not meet any reporting requirements for state or local agencies, therefore no external notifications were made. The spilled product was cleaned up, equipment repair completed and the line restarted at 17:34 on 6-20-2014.
| Report Received Date | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140255 |
| Supplemental Number | 19780 |
| 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 | 2014-06-20 02:55:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.69581 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -89.97761 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 | 0.3 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.3 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-06-20 03:07:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-06-20 03:07:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-06-20 17:34:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-06-20 05:35:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial Pipeline Company / Belle Chasse Station |
| Segment Name | 0230 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70073 |
| Onshore City Name | Belle Chasse |
| Onshore County Name | Plaquemines |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Unit 2 Pump |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 39 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 267 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 306 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| 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 |
| Preparer Name | K**** M**** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | K*****@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | (601) 765-9168 |
| 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 | At 02:55 on 06-20-2014 the control center received a unit-2 bearing seal failure alarm. At 03:07 the refinery operator reported to the control center that gasoline was leaking from the belle chasse station unit-2 pump. The control center promptly shut down line-7 and a technician was dispatched to the facility. The technician arrived on site at 05:35, evaluated the situation and made the appropriate internal notifications. The event did not meet any reporting requirements for state or local agencies, therefore no external notifications were made. The spilled product was cleaned up, equipment repair completed and the line restarted at 17:34 on 6-20-2014. |
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