Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-09-17 — 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)
$2,500
Incident datetime
2014-09-17 03:53
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 9/3/14 at 03:53, a pressure transmitter separated from a threaded nipple. The leak was detected by a vapor detection sensor alarm and was immediately identified. The supervisor on shift was notified by the control room screen operator and field operators were dispatched to investigate the area, upon arrival an operator team, qualified in hazardous material response, reported that the pressure transmitter on the suction side of the pump facilitating the move had broken off from threaded nipple. The pipeline move was shut down through the regional control room. Once the move was shut down and operators were on site the released liquid in the amount of 20gals was recovered from the secondary containment area. The pump was then locked out and tagged out and all recovered material was disposed of. As of 9/15/2014 the pressure transmitter has been replaced.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-09-25 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140338
Supplemental Number
19752
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
2014-09-03 03:53:00
Location Latitude
40.58061
Location Longitude
-74.2147
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
0.48
Recovered Bbls
0.48
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-09-17 03:53:00
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
2014-09-17 03:59:00
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
Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
2500
Est Cost Emergency
500
Est Cost Environmental
600
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
3700
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Preparer Name
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Manager
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
7137250147
Preparer Fax
3039843048
Prepared Date
2014-09-25 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
7137250147
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
On 9/3/14 at 03:53, a pressure transmitter separated from a threaded nipple. The leak was detected by a vapor detection sensor alarm and was immediately identified. The supervisor on shift was notified by the control room screen operator and field operators were dispatched to investigate the area, upon arrival an operator team, qualified in hazardous material response, reported that the pressure transmitter on the suction side of the pump facilitating the move had broken off from threaded nipple. The pipeline move was shut down through the regional control room. Once the move was shut down and operators were on site the released liquid in the amount of 20gals was recovered from the secondary containment area. The pump was then locked out and tagged out and all recovered material was disposed of. As of 9/15/2014 the pressure transmitter has been replaced.
| Report Received Date | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140338 |
| Supplemental Number | 19752 |
| 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 | 2014-09-03 03:53:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.58061 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.2147 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 | 0.48 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.48 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-09-17 03:53:00 |
| 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 | 2014-09-17 03:59:00 |
| 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 | Connection Failure |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 600 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 3700 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Preparer Name | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Manager |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7137250147 |
| Preparer Fax | 3039843048 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7137250147 |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 9/3/14 at 03:53, a pressure transmitter separated from a threaded nipple. The leak was detected by a vapor detection sensor alarm and was immediately identified. The supervisor on shift was notified by the control room screen operator and field operators were dispatched to investigate the area, upon arrival an operator team, qualified in hazardous material response, reported that the pressure transmitter on the suction side of the pump facilitating the move had broken off from threaded nipple. The pipeline move was shut down through the regional control room. Once the move was shut down and operators were on site the released liquid in the amount of 20gals was recovered from the secondary containment area. The pump was then locked out and tagged out and all recovered material was disposed of. As of 9/15/2014 the pressure transmitter has been replaced. |
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