{"operation":"document","citation":"P-80-080","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-080","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.: INSTRUCT ITS PIPELINE INSPECTORS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF REMAINING AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE AND CLOSELY MONITORING THE CONTRACTOR'S WORK AS IT APPROACHES THE PIPELINE.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-080.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-080.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-080","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-80-080","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-80-080.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.: INSTRUCT ITS PIPELINE INSPECTORS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF REMAINING AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE AND CLOSELY MONITORING THE CONTRACTOR'S WORK AS IT APPROACHES THE PIPELINE.\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DCA80MP008\n\nReport Number: PAR-80-06\n\nAddressee Name: Pipelines of Puerto Rico, Inc.\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1983-09-07\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1982-11-18\n\nCommunication Type: Official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, INC. LETTER: INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN IN A MEETING WHERE THEY WERE THROUGHLY DISCUSSED WITH THE PIPELINES INSPECTORS. RECENTLY, SUCH INSTRUCTIONS WERE ALSO GIVEN IN WRITING TO ALL OUR EMPLOYEES (INSPECTORS) AND WERE INCLUDED IN THE UPDATING OF THE CONTINGENCY PLAN, PAGE 2.1, SECTION A (3).\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":2312}