NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-008

NTSB safety recommendation P-76-008.

INSTRUCT ITS EMPLOYEES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SCRUBBERS AND SEPARATORS TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE PIPELINES. (URGENT)

Priority: CLASS I

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1976-02-29

Adopted Date: 1976-02-04

Overall Date Closed: 1977-07-29

Synopsis: ON MAY 21, 1974, A 6-INCH GAS-GATHERING PIPELINE, OWNED BY THE TEXAS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION, RUPTURED AT THE EDGE OF A RURAL ROAD SOUTH OF MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI. THREE VEHICLES ENTERED THE AREA WHICH CONTAINED THE ESCAPING GAS AND STALLED NEAR THE RUPTURE. THE GAS IGNITED, AND FIVE PERSONS DIED AS A RESULT. THREE VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED AND 40 ACRES OF WOODLAND WERE BURNED.

Ntsbnumber: PLD74XR005

Report Number: PAR-76-01

Addressee Name: Texas Oil and Gas Corporation

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1977-07-29

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1977-07-14

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1989-05-23

Communication Type: Official Correspondence