{"operation":"document","citation":"P-81-019","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-81-019","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1981-07-28","effective_on":"1981-07-28","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY: PROVIDE APPROPRIATE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS TO ITS EMPLOYEES COVERING PRECAUTIONARY SAFETY MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN A HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERE, PARTICULARLY IN REGARD TO EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-81-019.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-81-019.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-81-019","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-81-019","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-81-019.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY: PROVIDE APPROPRIATE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS TO ITS EMPLOYEES COVERING PRECAUTIONARY SAFETY MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN A HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERE, PARTICULARLY IN REGARD TO EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1981-07-28\n\nAdopted Date: 1981-07-22\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1982-07-08\n\nSynopsis: ON APRIL 16, 1980, GASOLINE AT THE WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY'S MINNEAPOLIS TERMINAL IN ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA, SPRAYED FROM THE FRACTURED CAST-IRON BASE OF A STATION BOOSTER PUMP AT 72 PSIG PRESSURE, VAPORIZED, AND EXPLODED AFTER IT WAS IGNITED BY THE ARCING OF AN ELECTRIC SWITCH IN THE MAINLINE PUMP CONTROL ROOM 50 FEET DOWNWIND OF THE BOOSTER PUMP.\n\nNtsbnumber: FTW80FP014\n\nReport Number: PAR-81-03\n\nAddressee Name: Williams Pipeline Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1982-07-08\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1982-07-08\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1100}