NTSB Safety Recommendation P-72-016

NTSB safety recommendation P-72-016.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PHILLIPS PIPE LINE COMPANY: ESTABLISH A LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE AFFECTED CIVIL AGENCIES AND ALL RESIDENTS ALONG THE PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY, BY SUPPLYING A CARD OR STICKER WITH THE NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF PIPELINE PERSONNEL TO BE CONTACTED DURING AN EMERGENCY.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1972-03-01

Adopted Date: 1972-03-01

Overall Date Closed: 1975-12-30

Synopsis: ON DECEMBER 9, 1970, A RUPTURE OCCURRED IN THE PHILLIPS PIPELINE COMPANY SYSTEM IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI WHICH RELEASED 4,538 BARRELS OF PROPANE. AN EXPLOSION, EQUIVALENT TO 100,000 POUNDS OF TNT, AND A FIRE RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHIN A 2 MILE RADIUS. NO FATALITIES OCCURRED, BUT TEN PERSONS SUSTAINED INJURIES.

Ntsbnumber: PLD71XR001

Report Number: PAR-72-01

Addressee Name: Phillips Petroleum Company

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1975-12-30

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1973-02-02

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: LETTER FROM PHILLIPS: THE PRACTICE OF ISSUING CARDS WITH NAMES, ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF PIPELINE PERSONNEL TO BE CONTACTED DURING EMERGENCIES HAS BEEN EXPANDED IN ALL AREAS.