Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-07-08 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
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)
$3,000
Incident datetime
2014-07-08 18:10
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 7/8/2014 at approximately 18:10 hours est., petro operator was in the vicinity of the tank 65 pump. Upon arrival operator smelled gas odor coming from the tank 65 pump. Operator contacted the screen operator in the control room and requested shut down of the product movement. Once the movement was shut down ert members were called to respond. The tank 65 pump was isolated and clean-up of product outside of original containment was started. Collection of product was conducted with a vac truck initially, and remaining soiled earth inside of dike containment was shoveled and disposed of. All 21 gallons of escaped product was retained and disposed of in accordance with waste management procedures.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-08-05 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140278
Supplemental Number
19629
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
2014-07-08 18:10:00
Location Latitude
40.58547
Location Longitude
-74.21357
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
0.67
Recovered Bbls
0.67
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-07-08 18:10:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Line Segment And Pump Was Isolated, Terminal Remained In Operation.
On Site Datetime
2014-07-08 18:12:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nj
Onshore Postal Code
07901
Onshore City Name
Carteret
Onshore County Name
Middlesex
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
3000
Est Cost Prop Damage
3000
Est Cost Emergency
2000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
8000
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
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
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Manager Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
7134206496
Prepared Date
2014-08-05 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
7134206496
Authorizer Title
Manager Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
On 7/8/2014 at approximately 18:10 hours est., petro operator was in the vicinity of the tank 65 pump. Upon arrival operator smelled gas odor coming from the tank 65 pump. Operator contacted the screen operator in the control room and requested shut down of the product movement. Once the movement was shut down ert members were called to respond. The tank 65 pump was isolated and clean-up of product outside of original containment was started. Collection of product was conducted with a vac truck initially, and remaining soiled earth inside of dike containment was shoveled and disposed of. All 21 gallons of escaped product was retained and disposed of in accordance with waste management procedures.
| Report Received Date | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140278 |
| Supplemental Number | 19629 |
| 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 | 2014-07-08 18:10:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.58547 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.21357 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 | 0.67 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.67 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-07-08 18:10:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Line Segment And Pump Was Isolated, Terminal Remained In Operation. |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-07-08 18:12:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nj |
| Onshore Postal Code | 07901 |
| Onshore City Name | Carteret |
| Onshore County Name | Middlesex |
| 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 | 3000 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 3000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 8000 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| 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 | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Manager Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7134206496 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7134206496 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 7/8/2014 at approximately 18:10 hours est., petro operator was in the vicinity of the tank 65 pump. Upon arrival operator smelled gas odor coming from the tank 65 pump. Operator contacted the screen operator in the control room and requested shut down of the product movement. Once the movement was shut down ert members were called to respond. The tank 65 pump was isolated and clean-up of product outside of original containment was started. Collection of product was conducted with a vac truck initially, and remaining soiled earth inside of dike containment was shoveled and disposed of. All 21 gallons of escaped product was retained and disposed of in accordance with waste management procedures. |
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