Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2020-08-12 — TX
Operator
Plantation Pipe Line Co
Cause
Incorrect Operation
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)
$0
Incident datetime
2020-08-12 18:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On august 12th 2020, a km employee was onsite at center station near commerce ga to ensure valve alignment for a cng gauge plate pig passage. During the realignment of the valves after pig passage the employee noticed the stem seal was leaking from vbk valve. The employee began to inject stem packing into the injector and noticed that the old packing was not coming out of the packing pressure relief port. The employee stated that he thought that the body pressure port plug was just another stem packing pressure port and removed the plug from the valve. The removal of the body pressure port plug caused gasoline to be released onto the ground. The control center was notified and the employee began closing manual block valves on the upstream and downstream side of the facility. After the block valves were closed the release stopped and the body pressure port plug was re-installed into the valve. Total release was 19.5 gallons.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2020-09-10 00:00:00
Iyear
2020
Report Number
20200250
Supplemental Number
34251
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15674
Name
Plantation Pipe Line Co
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2020-08-12 18:30:00
Location Latitude
34.06577
Location Longitude
-83.3171
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
0.5
Recovered Bbls
0.5
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2020-08-12 18:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2020-08-12 18:30:00
Restart Datetime
2020-08-12 23:35:00
On Site Datetime
2020-08-12 18:30:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Center Station
Segment Name
Cng 26" Pipeline
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ga
Onshore Postal Code
30646
Onshore City Name
Hull
Onshore County Name
Madison
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Center
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
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Installation Year
1971
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Incorrect Operation
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
23
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
15419
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
15442
Accident Psig
467
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
Yes
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest Schedule Ind
Yes
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Num Employees Tested
1
Num Employees Failed
0
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Other Incorrect Operation
Operation Type
Other Incorrect Operation
Operation Details
Employee Opened Wrong Port On Valve Stem
Related Failure Follow Ind
Yes
Category Type
Other Maintenance
Operator Qualification Ind
Yes
Qualified Individuals
Yes, They Were Qualified For The Task(S)
Preparer Name
K*** M*******
Preparer Title
Pipeline Engineer
Preparer Email
K************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-824-3833
Preparer Fax
713-495-2713
Prepared Date
2020-09-10 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
Q****** F******
Authorizer Telephone
770-751-4240
Authorizer Title
Director - Compliance-Codes-Standards
Authorizer Email
Q**************@k***********.com
Narrative
On august 12th 2020, a km employee was onsite at center station near commerce ga to ensure valve alignment for a cng gauge plate pig passage. During the realignment of the valves after pig passage the employee noticed the stem seal was leaking from vbk valve. The employee began to inject stem packing into the injector and noticed that the old packing was not coming out of the packing pressure relief port. The employee stated that he thought that the body pressure port plug was just another stem packing pressure port and removed the plug from the valve. The removal of the body pressure port plug caused gasoline to be released onto the ground. The control center was notified and the employee began closing manual block valves on the upstream and downstream side of the facility. After the block valves were closed the release stopped and the body pressure port plug was re-installed into the valve. Total release was 19.5 gallons.
| Report Received Date | 2020-09-10 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2020 |
| Report Number | 20200250 |
| Supplemental Number | 34251 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15674 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Plantation Pipe Line Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2020-08-12 18:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 34.06577 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -83.3171 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 | 0.5 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.5 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2020-08-12 18:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2020-08-12 18:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2020-08-12 23:35:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2020-08-12 18:30:00 |
| 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 | Center Station |
| Segment Name | Cng 26" Pipeline |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ga |
| Onshore Postal Code | 30646 |
| Onshore City Name | Hull |
| Onshore County Name | Madison |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Center |
| 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 | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Installation Year | 1971 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Incorrect Operation |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 23 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 15419 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 15442 |
| Accident Psig | 467 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest Schedule Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Num Employees Tested | 1 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Other Incorrect Operation |
| Operation Type | Other Incorrect Operation |
| Operation Details | Employee Opened Wrong Port On Valve Stem |
| Related Failure Follow Ind | Yes |
| Category Type | Other Maintenance |
| Operator Qualification Ind | Yes |
| Qualified Individuals | Yes, They Were Qualified For The Task(S) |
| Preparer Name | K*** M******* |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Engineer |
| Preparer Email | K************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-824-3833 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-495-2713 |
| Prepared Date | 2020-09-10 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | Q****** F****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 770-751-4240 |
| Authorizer Title | Director - Compliance-Codes-Standards |
| Authorizer Email | Q**************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On august 12th 2020, a km employee was onsite at center station near commerce ga to ensure valve alignment for a cng gauge plate pig passage. During the realignment of the valves after pig passage the employee noticed the stem seal was leaking from vbk valve. The employee began to inject stem packing into the injector and noticed that the old packing was not coming out of the packing pressure relief port. The employee stated that he thought that the body pressure port plug was just another stem packing pressure port and removed the plug from the valve. The removal of the body pressure port plug caused gasoline to be released onto the ground. The control center was notified and the employee began closing manual block valves on the upstream and downstream side of the facility. After the block valves were closed the release stopped and the body pressure port plug was re-installed into the valve. Total release was 19.5 gallons. |
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