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P-84-023
NTSB Safety Recommendation P-84-023
Current as of 1984-06-18 Government source
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NTSB safety recommendation P-84-023.
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE MID-AMERICA PIPELINE SYSTEM: VALIDATE THE INVENTORY OF FIRE AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THE VICINITY OF ITS PIPELINES AND ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO UPDATE CHANGES.
Priority: CLASS II
Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Issued Date: 1984-06-18
Adopted Date: 1984-05-15
Overall Date Closed: 1987-08-19
Synopsis: ON MARCH 15, 1983, AN 8-INCH-DIAMETER LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) PIPELINE OPERATED BY THE MID-AMERICA PIPELINE SYSTEM (MAPCO) WAS DAMAGED BY A ROTATING POWER AUGER BEING USED TO DRILL HOLES IN ROCKY TERRAIN TO PLANT TREES ON LOT 8, SECTION 5, BLOCK 43 OF THE CHAPARRAL ESTATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT NEAR WEST ODESSA, TEXAS. THE DAMAGED PIPELINE RUPTURED AND WITHIN 3 MINUTES, LPG, WHICH WAS BEING TRANSPORTED AT 1,075 PSIG, ESCAPED, VAPORIZED, AND WAS IGNITED BY AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE. IN THE RESULTANT FIRE, FIVE PERSONS WERE KILLED AND FIVE PERSONS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED--ONE PERSON DIED 5 DAYS LATER. TWO MOBILE HOMES, A SMALL FRAME HOUSE, AN AUGER TRUCK, TWO CARS, AND A PICKUP TRUCK WERE DESTROYED; 9,375 BARRELS OF LPG WERE BURNED.
Probable Cause: None
Ntsbnumber: DCA83MP015
Report Number: PAR-84-01
Addressee Name: Mid-America Pipeline System
Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Addressee Date Closed: 1987-08-19
Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry
Communication Date: 1986-12-03
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
Communication Contents: THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE OR FOLLOWUP TO THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry
Communication Date: 1987-05-19
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
Communication Contents: MID-AMERICAN ANNUALLY UPDATES AND VALIDATES THE INVENTORY OF FIRE AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THE VICINITY OF ITS PIPELINES. THE PROCEDURE INCLUDES PERSONNEL OR TELEPHONE CONTACTS TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION.
Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry
Communication Date: 1987-08-19
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry
Communication Date: 1986-12-03
Communication Type: Official Correspondence
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