{"operation":"document","citation":"P-80-077","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-077","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1981-02-26","effective_on":"1981-02-26","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.: INSTALL ADDITIONAL PERMANENT PIPELINE MARKERS SUFFICIENT TO COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 195.410.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-077.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-077.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-077","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-80-077","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-80-077.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.: INSTALL ADDITIONAL PERMANENT PIPELINE MARKERS SUFFICIENT TO COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 195.410.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1981-02-26\n\nAdopted Date: 1980-12-19\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1983-09-07\n\nSynopsis: ON JANUARY 30, 1980, AN 8-INCH-DIAMETER, REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE OWNED BY THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC., AND OPERATED BY THE SHELL OIL COMPANY (PUERTO RICO) LTD. WAS STRUCK AND RUPTURED BY A BULLDOZER DURING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A NEARBY WATERLINE IN THE SECTOR CANA OF BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO, ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN. GASOLINE FROM THE RUPTURE SPRAYED DOWNHILL AND RAN OFF INTO A SMALL CREEK. ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS LATER, THE GASOLINE VAPORS WERE IGNITED BY AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE AND EXPLODED; THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE KILLED ONE PERSON AND EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED 25 HOUSES AND OTHER PROPERTY.\n\nProbable Cause: None\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA80MP008\n\nReport Number: PAR-80-06\n\nAddressee Name: Pipelines of Puerto Rico, Inc.\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1983-09-07\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1982-11-18\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC., LETTER: RECOMMENDATION NOT IMPLEMENTED.\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-07-28\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO LETTER: TO COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 195.410, 900 NEW PERMANENT PIPELINE MARKERS WERE INSTALLED DURING 1981 AS PER DOCUMENTATION ENCLOSED REGARDING MATERIALS AND INSTALLATION.\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-05-19\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-09-07\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1982-10-08\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":2113}