Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2017-06-01 — AL
Operator
Southern Company Pipelines
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$50
Incident datetime
2017-06-01 16:14
Report number
Location
AL
Narrative
Operator personnel was visiting rectifier and noticed small "hissing" sound, and then reported to other, local operating personnel who replaced the safety nut.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2017-06-30 00:00:00
Iyear
2017
Report Number
20170206
Supplemental Number
32727
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31724
Name
Southern Company Pipelines
Operator Street Address
3535 Colonnade Parkway Bin S-675-Ec
Operator City Name
Birmingham
Operator State Abbreviation
AL
Operator Postal Code
35243
Local Datetime
2017-06-01 16:14:00
Location Latitude
32.34841735
Location Longitude
-88.77125492
Commodity Released Type
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Ground Patrol By Operator Or Its Contractor
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-06-01 16:14:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Leaking Valve Was Isolated From Pipeline, Removed, And Replaced.
On Site Datetime
2017-06-01 16:14:00
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
Kemper Co2
Segment Name
Segment 4
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ms
Onshore Postal Code
39307
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Lauderdale
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mlv3
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Threaded Safety Nut For Yale Enclosure
Installation Year
2012
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
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
3
Est Cost Prop Damage
50
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
53
Accident Psig
1900
Mop Psig
2875
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
10
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
Very small leak of a threaded safety nut; was replaced soon thereafter.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Failure Details
Safety Nut Appeared To Be Jammed Or Locked In Place.
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Safety Nut Appeared To Be Jammed Or Locked In Place.
Preparer Name
J** D*****
Preparer Title
Senior Operations-Compliance Engineer
Preparer Email
J*******@s*********.com
Preparer Telephone
2059926376
Prepared Date
2019-09-19 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T**** C***
Authorizer Telephone
2059927883
Authorizer Title
Mechanical Support Gm
Authorizer Email
T******@s*********.com
Narrative
Operator personnel was visiting rectifier and noticed small "hissing" sound, and then reported to other, local operating personnel who replaced the safety nut.
| Report Received Date | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2017 |
| Report Number | 20170206 |
| Supplemental Number | 32727 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31724 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Southern Company Pipelines |
| Operator Street Address | 3535 Colonnade Parkway Bin S-675-Ec |
| Operator City Name | Birmingham |
| Operator State Abbreviation | AL |
| Operator Postal Code | 35243 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-06-01 16:14:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.34841735 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -88.77125492 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Co2 (Carbon Dioxide) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Ground Patrol By Operator Or Its Contractor |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-06-01 16:14:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Leaking Valve Was Isolated From Pipeline, Removed, And Replaced. |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-06-01 16:14:00 |
| 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 | Kemper Co2 |
| Segment Name | Segment 4 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ms |
| Onshore Postal Code | 39307 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Lauderdale |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mlv3 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Threaded Safety Nut For Yale Enclosure |
| Installation Year | 2012 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| 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 | 3 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 50 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 53 |
| Accident Psig | 1900 |
| Mop Psig | 2875 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 10 |
| 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 | Very small leak of a threaded safety nut; was replaced soon thereafter. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Failure Details | Safety Nut Appeared To Be Jammed Or Locked In Place. |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Safety Nut Appeared To Be Jammed Or Locked In Place. |
| Preparer Name | J** D***** |
| Preparer Title | Senior Operations-Compliance Engineer |
| Preparer Email | J*******@s*********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 2059926376 |
| Prepared Date | 2019-09-19 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T**** C*** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 2059927883 |
| Authorizer Title | Mechanical Support Gm |
| Authorizer Email | T******@s*********.com |
| Narrative | Operator personnel was visiting rectifier and noticed small "hissing" sound, and then reported to other, local operating personnel who replaced the safety nut. |
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