{"operation":"document","citation":"P-76-060","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-060","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1976-09-17","effective_on":"1976-09-17","summary":"STUDY THE POSSIBLE USE, AT ITS TERMINALS AND PUMP STATIONS, OF LOCKOUT EQUIPMENT WHICH SHUTS DOWN A PIPELINE SYSTEM UNLESS ALL VALVES ARE POSITIONED PROPERLY AND FULL CLEARANCE TO OPERATE HAS BEEN OBTAINED.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-060.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-060.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-060","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-76-060","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-76-060.\n\nSTUDY THE POSSIBLE USE, AT ITS TERMINALS AND PUMP STATIONS, OF LOCKOUT EQUIPMENT WHICH SHUTS DOWN A PIPELINE SYSTEM UNLESS ALL VALVES ARE POSITIONED PROPERLY AND FULL CLEARANCE TO OPERATE HAS BEEN OBTAINED.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1976-09-17\n\nAdopted Date: 1976-07-20\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1977-07-29\n\nSynopsis: ON AUGUST 2, 1975, AN 8-INCH PIPELINE WHICH WAS OWNED BY THE SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY RUPTURED IN ROMULUS, MICHIGAN. PROPANE ESCAPED FROM THE RUPTURE, SPRAYED INTO THE AIR, VAPORIZED, AND IGNITED; FLAMES 500 FEET HIGH ENGULFED A 600-FOOT-DIAMETER AREA, DESTROYED FOUR HOUSES AND DAMAGED THREE OTHERS, AND BURNED 12 VEHICLES NINE PERSONS WERE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.\n\nNtsbnumber: PLD75XR003\n\nReport Number: PAR-76-07\n\nAddressee Name: Sun Pipeline Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1977-07-29\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1977-03-01\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: LTR. FROM SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY: OUR ENGINEERING PERSONNEL ARE CONTINUING TO STUDY THE ART OF LOCKOUT EQUIPMENT TO INSURE THAT ALL REASONABLE SAFEGUARDS SHALL BE POSITIONED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE CONTROLS AT THE INKSTER UNDERGROUND STORAGE FACILITY.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1355}