{"operation":"document","citation":"P-80-086","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-086","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 GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO: DIRECT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION OF PUERTO RICO TO SEND PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL TO CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, TRAINING COURSES, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES REGARDING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE SAFETY.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-086.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-086.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-80-086","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-80-086","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-80-086.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO: DIRECT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION OF PUERTO RICO TO SEND PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL TO CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, TRAINING COURSES, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES REGARDING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE SAFETY.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1981-02-26\n\nAdopted Date: 1980-12-19\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1988-04-13\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\nKeywords: Training and Education\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA80MP008\n\nReport Number: PAR-80-06\n\nAddressee Name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico\n\nAddressee Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1988-04-13\n\nAddressee Acronym: PR\n\nAddressee Organization Type: L-Local Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1988-06-02\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Acronym: PR\n\nAddressee Organization Type: L-Local Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1983-05-19\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Acronym: PR\n\nAddressee Organization Type: L-Local Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1988-04-13\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Acronym: PR\n\nAddressee Organization Type: L-Local Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1982-10-08\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1907}