NTSB Safety Recommendation P-86-010

NTSB safety recommendation P-86-010.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE CONTINENTAL PIPE LINE COMPANY: BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE JOB/TASK ANALYSIS, DEVELOP AND CONDUCT SELECTION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TO PRODUCE EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL WHO ARE PROPERLY QUALIFIED AND TRAINED TO PERFORM THE PIPELINE RECOATING OPERATIONS.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1986-04-17

Adopted Date: 1986-03-18

Overall Date Closed: 1989-07-12

Synopsis: ABOUT 10:30 A.M. ON JULY 23, 1985, IN A RURAL AREA ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF KAYCEE, WYOMING, A GIRTH WELD CRACKED DURING A PIPELINE RECOATING PROJECT ON A 23-YEAR-OLD, 8-INCH DIAMETER PIPELINE OWNED BY THE CONTINENTAL PIPE LINE COMPANY. THE CRACKED GIRTH WELD ALLOWED THE RELEASE, ATOMIZATION, AND IGNITION OF AIRCRAFT TURBINE FUEL UNDER 430 POUNDS PRESSURE, KILLING ONE PERSON, BURNING SIX PERSONS, DESTROYING CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, AND SHUTTING DOWN THE PIPELINE. DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN $128,000.

Probable Cause: None

Keywords: Training and Education

Ntsbnumber: DCA85FP016

Report Number: PAR-86-01

Addressee Name: Continental Pipeline Company

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1989-07-12

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1988-12-27

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: CPL'S WESTERN DIVISION BEGAN IN 1987 TO CONDUCT INSPECTOR SCHOOLS DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF EACH YEAR. EVEN THOUGH CPL UTILIZES INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM ITS PIPE LINE RECONDITIONING, THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PRESENT THE SPECIFIC PRACTICES TO BE EMPLOYED WHEN HANDLING A LIVE PIPELINE.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1988-11-08

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1989-07-12

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1988-10-21

Communication Type: Official Correspondence