Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2020-08-11 — IN
Operator
Countrymark Refining And Logistics, Llc
Cause
Locating Issue
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2020-08-11 11:53
Report number
Location
IN
Narrative
On august 11th pipeline maintenance crews were working on a small pipeline replacement on the clay city 6" mainline. Crews were ditching-in for the replacement parallel to the existing active pipeline. An unknown inactive injection was hit as the excavator was ditching in the replacement pipeline. This injection was welded to the active mainline and was ripped out by the trackhoe. This caused the mainline to begin leaking. The pipeline pumps shut down immediately on low pressure kill. On-site personnel immediately began emergency response procedures. The control room closed the upstream remote-control valve after being notified of the incident by maintenance personnel. The downstream manual valve was closed by maintenance personnel approximately 20 minutes after the accident. The crude oil was contained entirely in the excavated ditch. On-site personnel began recovery efforts and additional resources were called to help with cleanup efforts. The pipeline remained shutdown until the replacement was completed the following day. A root cause analysis is in process. The report will be updated with the findings form the analysis after completion. The root cause analysis was reviewed and accepted on september 28, 2020. Three action items were identified; review ili data to identify any possible taps or appurtenances for all pipelines, survey the abandoned pipeline and include on our maps, provide alignment sheets to construction crews as necessary.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2020-10-19 00:00:00
Iyear
2020
Report Number
20200282
Supplemental Number
34399
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
26049
Name
Countrymark Refining And Logistics, Llc
Operator Street Address
225 S.e. St. , Suite 44
Operator City Name
Indianapolis
Operator State Abbreviation
IN
Operator Postal Code
46202
Local Datetime
2020-08-11 11:53:00
Location Latitude
38.59839813
Location Longitude
-88.36041254
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
40
Recovered Bbls
40
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2020-08-11 11:53:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2020-08-11 11:53:00
Restart Datetime
2020-08-12 17:47:00
On Site Datetime
2020-08-11 11:53:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Automatic
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Clay City 6" Mainline
Segment Name
Clay City 6" Mainline
Onshore State Abbreviation
Il
Onshore Postal Code
62824
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Wayne
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp 5.1
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Exposed Due To Excavation
Depth Of Cover
20
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Injection Line Welded To The Mainline
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
An Unknown Injection Line Was Connected The Mainline. The Excavator Broke The Injection Line Off Of The Mainline Causing The Pipeline To Leak.
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
0
Est Cost Emergency
10722
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
10722
Accident Psig
200
Mop Psig
748
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
30908
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
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
Yes
Cpm In Place Ind
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
Yes
Cpm Conf Ind
Yes
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
The accident was caused by operator excavation activities. The control room was not a factor in this accident.
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Num Employees Tested
2
Num Employees Failed
0
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Operator (First Party)
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Operator (First Party)
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Private Row Ind
Yes
Private Subtype
Private Landowner
Excavator Type
Unknown/other
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Liquid Pipeline
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
A1551187
Locator Type
Unknown/other
Visible Marks
Unknown/other
Service Interruption
No
Root Cause Category
Locating Issue
Root Cause Type
Facility Not Marked Due To Abandoned Facility
Preparer Name
B**** C*****
Preparer Title
Manager Of Pipeline Integrity
Preparer Email
B***********@c**********.com
Preparer Telephone
8128388555
Prepared Date
2020-10-20 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A** T*****
Authorizer Telephone
8128388152
Authorizer Title
Director Of Midstream
Authorizer Email
A*********@c**********.com
Narrative
On august 11th pipeline maintenance crews were working on a small pipeline replacement on the clay city 6" mainline. Crews were ditching-in for the replacement parallel to the existing active pipeline. An unknown inactive injection was hit as the excavator was ditching in the replacement pipeline. This injection was welded to the active mainline and was ripped out by the trackhoe. This caused the mainline to begin leaking. The pipeline pumps shut down immediately on low pressure kill. On-site personnel immediately began emergency response procedures. The control room closed the upstream remote-control valve after being notified of the incident by maintenance personnel. The downstream manual valve was closed by maintenance personnel approximately 20 minutes after the accident. The crude oil was contained entirely in the excavated ditch. On-site personnel began recovery efforts and additional resources were called to help with cleanup efforts. The pipeline remained shutdown until the replacement was completed the following day. A root cause analysis is in process. The report will be updated with the findings form the analysis after completion. The root cause analysis was reviewed and accepted on september 28, 2020. Three action items were identified; review ili data to identify any possible taps or appurtenances for all pipelines, survey the abandoned pipeline and include on our maps, provide alignment sheets to construction crews as necessary.
| Report Received Date | 2020-10-19 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2020 |
| Report Number | 20200282 |
| Supplemental Number | 34399 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 26049 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Countrymark Refining And Logistics, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 225 S.e. St. , Suite 44 |
| Operator City Name | Indianapolis |
| Operator State Abbreviation | IN |
| Operator Postal Code | 46202 |
| Local Datetime | 2020-08-11 11:53:00 |
| Location Latitude | 38.59839813 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -88.36041254 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 40 |
| Recovered Bbls | 40 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2020-08-11 11:53:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2020-08-11 11:53:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2020-08-12 17:47:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2020-08-11 11:53:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Automatic |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Clay City 6" Mainline |
| Segment Name | Clay City 6" Mainline |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Il |
| Onshore Postal Code | 62824 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Wayne |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp 5.1 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Exposed Due To Excavation |
| Depth Of Cover | 20 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Injection Line Welded To The Mainline |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | An Unknown Injection Line Was Connected The Mainline. The Excavator Broke The Injection Line Off Of The Mainline Causing The Pipeline To Leak. |
| 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 | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 10722 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 10722 |
| Accident Psig | 200 |
| Mop Psig | 748 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 30908 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | Yes |
| Cpm In Place Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Conf Ind | Yes |
| 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 | The accident was caused by operator excavation activities. The control room was not a factor in this accident. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Num Employees Tested | 2 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Operator (First Party) |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Operator (First Party) |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Private Row Ind | Yes |
| Private Subtype | Private Landowner |
| Excavator Type | Unknown/other |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Liquid Pipeline |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | A1551187 |
| Locator Type | Unknown/other |
| Visible Marks | Unknown/other |
| Service Interruption | No |
| Root Cause Category | Locating Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Facility Not Marked Due To Abandoned Facility |
| Preparer Name | B**** C***** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Of Pipeline Integrity |
| Preparer Email | B***********@c**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 8128388555 |
| Prepared Date | 2020-10-20 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A** T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 8128388152 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Midstream |
| Authorizer Email | A*********@c**********.com |
| Narrative | On august 11th pipeline maintenance crews were working on a small pipeline replacement on the clay city 6" mainline. Crews were ditching-in for the replacement parallel to the existing active pipeline. An unknown inactive injection was hit as the excavator was ditching in the replacement pipeline. This injection was welded to the active mainline and was ripped out by the trackhoe. This caused the mainline to begin leaking. The pipeline pumps shut down immediately on low pressure kill. On-site personnel immediately began emergency response procedures. The control room closed the upstream remote-control valve after being notified of the incident by maintenance personnel. The downstream manual valve was closed by maintenance personnel approximately 20 minutes after the accident. The crude oil was contained entirely in the excavated ditch. On-site personnel began recovery efforts and additional resources were called to help with cleanup efforts. The pipeline remained shutdown until the replacement was completed the following day. A root cause analysis is in process. The report will be updated with the findings form the analysis after completion. The root cause analysis was reviewed and accepted on september 28, 2020. Three action items were identified; review ili data to identify any possible taps or appurtenances for all pipelines, survey the abandoned pipeline and include on our maps, provide alignment sheets to construction crews as necessary. |
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