Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2017-08-06 — 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)
$500
Incident datetime
2017-08-06 10:45
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On 8/6/17, a contractor crew was preforming soil remediation related to a spill that occurred on 8/4/17. At approximately 10:45 cst, their excavator struck a buried tubing line near the line 01 control valve inside baton rouge station. Striking of the tubing line broke the nipple below the shut-off valve on the tubing valve-tree and resulted in a release of approximately 12.3 bbls of gasoline inside the access well. The inspector immediately notified operations which contacted the control center and isolated and bypassed the station at approximately 10:56. Operators locked-out and drained the station piping which stopped the leak at approximately 11:30. All released product was contained on company property within the access well. A vacuum truck that was staged nearby was immediately deployed to the access well where the product was contained. The parish lepc and state of la were each notified. A technician was mobilized who replaced the damaged tubing section at approximately 14:15 and baton rouge station ln01 was restarted at approximately 14:35. Product recovery and cleanup activities were completed on 8/6/17 by 11:30. Initial investigation indicated tubing was struck due to failure to follow colonial's excavation procedure; did not properly locate/verify depth of tubing prior to excavation. Excavator operator, spotter and inspector oqs were suspended as a result. Final report update: incident analysis was completed on 1/24/18, confirming the apparent cause and provided recommendations related to locating buried tubing. Regarding zero commodity costs, the released product was recovered from a partially water filled access well, was not contaminated, and therefore returned to the pipeline system via transmix injection.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2017-08-25 00:00:00
Iyear
2017
Report Number
20170264
Supplemental Number
23174
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
2017-08-06 10:45:00
Location Latitude
30.713929
Location Longitude
-91.275048
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
12.4
Recovered Bbls
12.4
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
2017-08-06 10:45:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2017-08-06 10:56:00
Restart Datetime
2017-08-06 14:35:00
On Site Datetime
2017-08-06 10:45:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Baton Rouge Junction
Segment Name
Instrumentation Tubing
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70748
Onshore City Name
Jackson
Onshore County Name
East Feliciana
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
222
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
4
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Tubing
Installation Year
1985
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Armor-Coated Copper Tubing
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Excavation Damage To Instrumentation Tubing Line.
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
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
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
500
Est Cost Emergency
1500
Est Cost Environmental
1500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
3500
Accident Psig
539
Mop Psig
720
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 resulted as a direct result of damage caused by contractor excavation activities. No controller or control room issues contributed to the incident..
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
Yes
Num Contractors Tested
1
Num Contractors Failed
0
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
Yes
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
170333433
One Call Center Name
La 811
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
Data Not Collected
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
3
Root Cause Category
Excavation Issue
Root Cause Type
Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above
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
2018-02-22 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J******* B* B********
Authorizer Telephone
678 762-2203
Authorizer Title
Manager Pipeline Compliance
Authorizer Email
J*********@c******.com
Narrative
On 8/6/17, a contractor crew was preforming soil remediation related to a spill that occurred on 8/4/17. At approximately 10:45 cst, their excavator struck a buried tubing line near the line 01 control valve inside baton rouge station. Striking of the tubing line broke the nipple below the shut-off valve on the tubing valve-tree and resulted in a release of approximately 12.3 bbls of gasoline inside the access well. The inspector immediately notified operations which contacted the control center and isolated and bypassed the station at approximately 10:56. Operators locked-out and drained the station piping which stopped the leak at approximately 11:30. All released product was contained on company property within the access well. A vacuum truck that was staged nearby was immediately deployed to the access well where the product was contained. The parish lepc and state of la were each notified. A technician was mobilized who replaced the damaged tubing section at approximately 14:15 and baton rouge station ln01 was restarted at approximately 14:35. Product recovery and cleanup activities were completed on 8/6/17 by 11:30. Initial investigation indicated tubing was struck due to failure to follow colonial's excavation procedure; did not properly locate/verify depth of tubing prior to excavation. Excavator operator, spotter and inspector oqs were suspended as a result. Final report update: incident analysis was completed on 1/24/18, confirming the apparent cause and provided recommendations related to locating buried tubing. Regarding zero commodity costs, the released product was recovered from a partially water filled access well, was not contaminated, and therefore returned to the pipeline system via transmix injection.
| Report Received Date | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2017 |
| Report Number | 20170264 |
| Supplemental Number | 23174 |
| 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 | 2017-08-06 10:45:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.713929 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -91.275048 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 | 12.4 |
| Recovered Bbls | 12.4 |
| 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 | 2017-08-06 10:45:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2017-08-06 10:56:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2017-08-06 14:35:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-08-06 10:45:00 |
| 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 | Baton Rouge Junction |
| Segment Name | Instrumentation Tubing |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70748 |
| Onshore City Name | Jackson |
| Onshore County Name | East Feliciana |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 222 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 4 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Tubing |
| Installation Year | 1985 |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Armor-Coated Copper Tubing |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Excavation Damage To Instrumentation Tubing Line. |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| 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 | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 3500 |
| Accident Psig | 539 |
| Mop Psig | 720 |
| 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 resulted as a direct result of damage caused by contractor excavation activities. No controller or control room issues contributed to the incident.. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Num Contractors Tested | 1 |
| Num Contractors Failed | 0 |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | 170333433 |
| One Call Center Name | La 811 |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | Data Not Collected |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 3 |
| Root Cause Category | Excavation Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above |
| 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 | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J******* B* B******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 678 762-2203 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Pipeline Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | J*********@c******.com |
| Narrative | On 8/6/17, a contractor crew was preforming soil remediation related to a spill that occurred on 8/4/17. At approximately 10:45 cst, their excavator struck a buried tubing line near the line 01 control valve inside baton rouge station. Striking of the tubing line broke the nipple below the shut-off valve on the tubing valve-tree and resulted in a release of approximately 12.3 bbls of gasoline inside the access well. The inspector immediately notified operations which contacted the control center and isolated and bypassed the station at approximately 10:56. Operators locked-out and drained the station piping which stopped the leak at approximately 11:30. All released product was contained on company property within the access well. A vacuum truck that was staged nearby was immediately deployed to the access well where the product was contained. The parish lepc and state of la were each notified. A technician was mobilized who replaced the damaged tubing section at approximately 14:15 and baton rouge station ln01 was restarted at approximately 14:35. Product recovery and cleanup activities were completed on 8/6/17 by 11:30. Initial investigation indicated tubing was struck due to failure to follow colonial's excavation procedure; did not properly locate/verify depth of tubing prior to excavation. Excavator operator, spotter and inspector oqs were suspended as a result. Final report update: incident analysis was completed on 1/24/18, confirming the apparent cause and provided recommendations related to locating buried tubing. Regarding zero commodity costs, the released product was recovered from a partially water filled access well, was not contaminated, and therefore returned to the pipeline system via transmix injection. |
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