Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-07-22 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
Cause
Excavation Issue
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)
$900
Incident datetime
2014-07-22 07:40
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
At 07:40 on 7/22/14, a contract crew damaged a section of copper tubing during an excavation inside hebert station when a backhoe pulled the tubing off an instrument valve on a shipper line. The tubing was a 3/8 inch sample line running from one of colonial's shipper lines to the nearby sample house. The tubing was ruptured and approx. 29 gallons of gasoline was released before the tubing was isolated. All released product was contained on company property in the immediate area, primarily inside a plastic access well. Cleanup was completed by contractors on site performing the work that day. No federal, state or local agency notifications were required due to the volume released and the fact that it was contained on company property.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-08-11 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140287
Supplemental Number
20157
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
2014-07-22 07:40:00
Location Latitude
29.97507
Location Longitude
-94.05649
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
0.7
Recovered Bbls
0.7
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
2014-07-22 07:40:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Pipeline Was Not Running At The Time Of The Incident.
On Site Datetime
2014-07-22 07:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial Pipeline Company / Hebert Station
Segment Name
Line 01 Splitter Valve Area
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77705
Onshore City Name
Beaumont
Onshore County Name
Jefferson
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
121
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
12
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Tubing
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Copper Tubing
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
A Backhoe Pulled 3/8 Inch Tubing Used For Sampling Off The Instrument Valve At The Line Tap.
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
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
900
Est Cost Emergency
4000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
5000
Accident Psig
10
Mop Psig
275
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
Release was the result of scheduled excavation work in the facility which did not involve control room personnel.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
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
Pipeline Easement Row Ind
Yes
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Liquid Pipeline
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
1469530018
One Call Center Name
Texas 811
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
Yes
Root Cause Category
Excavation Issue
Root Cause Type
Improper Backfilling Practices
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
2015-02-23 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D*** L*****
Authorizer Telephone
678-762-2872
Authorizer Title
Manager Phmsa Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
D******@c******.com
Narrative
At 07:40 on 7/22/14, a contract crew damaged a section of copper tubing during an excavation inside hebert station when a backhoe pulled the tubing off an instrument valve on a shipper line. The tubing was a 3/8 inch sample line running from one of colonial's shipper lines to the nearby sample house. The tubing was ruptured and approx. 29 gallons of gasoline was released before the tubing was isolated. All released product was contained on company property in the immediate area, primarily inside a plastic access well. Cleanup was completed by contractors on site performing the work that day. No federal, state or local agency notifications were required due to the volume released and the fact that it was contained on company property.
| Report Received Date | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140287 |
| Supplemental Number | 20157 |
| 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 | 2014-07-22 07:40:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.97507 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -94.05649 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 | 0.7 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.7 |
| 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 | 2014-07-22 07:40:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Pipeline Was Not Running At The Time Of The Incident. |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-07-22 07:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial Pipeline Company / Hebert Station |
| Segment Name | Line 01 Splitter Valve Area |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77705 |
| Onshore City Name | Beaumont |
| Onshore County Name | Jefferson |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 121 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 12 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Tubing |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Copper Tubing |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | A Backhoe Pulled 3/8 Inch Tubing Used For Sampling Off The Instrument Valve At The Line Tap. |
| 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 | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 900 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 4000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 5000 |
| Accident Psig | 10 |
| Mop Psig | 275 |
| 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 | Release was the result of scheduled excavation work in the facility which did not involve control room personnel. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| 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 |
| Pipeline Easement Row Ind | Yes |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Liquid Pipeline |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 1469530018 |
| One Call Center Name | Texas 811 |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Root Cause Category | Excavation Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Improper Backfilling Practices |
| 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 | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D*** L***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 678-762-2872 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Phmsa Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | D******@c******.com |
| Narrative | At 07:40 on 7/22/14, a contract crew damaged a section of copper tubing during an excavation inside hebert station when a backhoe pulled the tubing off an instrument valve on a shipper line. The tubing was a 3/8 inch sample line running from one of colonial's shipper lines to the nearby sample house. The tubing was ruptured and approx. 29 gallons of gasoline was released before the tubing was isolated. All released product was contained on company property in the immediate area, primarily inside a plastic access well. Cleanup was completed by contractors on site performing the work that day. No federal, state or local agency notifications were required due to the volume released and the fact that it was contained on company property. |
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