{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA FIR, Dixie Pipeline Company, 2010-07-05","title":"Failure Report-Dixie Pipeline Company 7/5/10","source_type":"incident","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2011-09-30","effective_on":"2010-07-05","summary":"Dixie Pipeline Company; Hazardous Liquid; GA; failure 2010-07-05; apparent cause: Excavation Damage 3rd Party.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-fir-failure-report-dixie-pipeline-company-7510.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-fir-failure-report-dixie-pipeline-company-7510.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-fir-failure-report-dixie-pipeline-company-7510","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/safety-reports/failure-report-dixie-pipeline-company-7510","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nDOT US Department of Transportation\nPHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nOPS Office of Pipeline Safety\nSouthern Region\nPrincipal Investigators Joe Mataich and Chris Taylor\nRegion Director Wayne T. Lemoi\nDate of Report August 31, 2011\nSubject Failure Investigation Report – Dixie Pipeline Company 8‐inch Propane\nPipeline Release\nOperator, Location, & Consequences\nDate of Failure July 5, 2010\nCommodity Released Propane (HVL)\nCity/County & State Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia\nOpID & Operator Name 3445 & Dixie Pipeline Company\nUnit # & Unit Name 11082 & SC, NC, GA\nSMART Activity # 130575\nMilepost / Location Milepost 817.11 ‐ off of Stagecoach Road (33.53667N, 82.53486W)\nType of Failure Leak due to third party excavation damage\nFatalities One (1)\nInjuries One (1)\nDescription of area\nimpacted\nThe propane leak, explosion and fire impacted portions of an\napproximately 20 acre private property that included a pond, two mobile\nhomes, a storage building, one passenger vehicle (Jeep) and one\nbulldozer, all surrounded by a wooded area.\nProperty Damage Operator cost only, $524,275\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nFailure Investigation Report – Dixie Pipeline Company 8‐inch Propane Pipeline Release\n07/05/2010\nExecutive Summary\nOn Monday, July 5, 2010, at approximately 10:40 am Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT), a rupture\noccurred on the Dixie Pipeline Company (Dixie) 8‐inch diameter propane pipeline at milepost (MP)\n817.11 in Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia. The release occurred at 390 Stagecoach Road (Appendix\nA), which was a 20‐acre property with a pond, two mobile homes, and a storage building all surrounded\nby a wooded area. One passenger car (a Jeep) was on the premises at the time of the rupture.\nThe pipeline rupture occurred when the 390 Stagecoach Road property owner, Paul McCorkle, struck\nthe 8‐inch propane pipeline with his bulldozer while grading a dirt road along the edge of the pond. The\nstrike punctured the pipe and created a 9‐inch (longitudinal) by 5‐inch (at its widest point) hole that\nallowed propane to escape and form a vapor cloud over the pond and lower lying areas of the property.\nThe released propane caused injury to Paul McCorkle that later required medical attention.\nImmediately after striking the pipe, Paul McCorkle left the accident scene. He went to his nearby\nresidence where he called 911 at 10:45 am to report he had struck the Dixie pipeline with a bulldozer.\nPaul McCorkle’s son, Jason McCorkle, who lived in a mobile home on the property also called 911 from\nhis cellular phone (within 60 seconds of his father’s call) to report the ruptured pipeline. Jason McCorkle\nwas standing outside of his mobile home approximately 150 yards north of the rupture when he made\nhis call. During Jason McCorkle’s 911 call, the propane ignited and exploded, killing the young man. The\nensuing fire destroyed one of the two mobile homes on the property, the storage building, the Jeep and\nthe bulldozer. The fire also ignited several brush fires within the surrounding wooded area.\nAt approximately 10:40 am, five minutes before Paul McCorkle’s 911 call, Dixie’s Supervisory Control\nand Data Acquisition (SCADA) system received two “Pressmon” alarms due to a rapid pressure decrease\nin the pipeline between the Norwood Pump Station (MP 806.39) and the Appling Pump Station (MP\n831.76). These pump stations were located immediately upstream and downstream of the rupture\nlocation (MP 817.11). At approximately 10:46 am, Dixie’s pipeline controllers shut down the pumps at\nseveral upstream pump stations and opened an upstream spur to decrease flow to the rupture area; a\nfew minutes later the controllers shut motor operated valves to isolate the Norwood to Appling pipeline\nsegment.\nAt 10:56 am, a Stagecoach Road resident who lived east of the accident notified Dixie of a possible\npipeline explosion and provided Dixie with the accident location. Through coordination with the\nStagecoach Road resident, the McDuffie County Sheriff’s office and the McDuffie County Fire Service,\nDixie was able to secure the closure of the manual shut‐off valves at Ridge Road and Washington Road,\nfurther isolating (i.e. reducing in length) the affected pipeline segment.\nThe McDuffie County Fire Service arrived at the accident scene at 10:56 am and received mutual aid\nfrom surrounding county fire departments as well as the Georgia Forestry Commission to assist in\ncontrolling the structure and woodland/brush fires.\nUpon arriving at the accident scene, Dixie advised the McDuffie County Fire Service to allow the propane\nto continue to burn at the rupture site. After the McDuffie County Fire Service gained complete control\nof the woodland/brush and structure fires, they directed their efforts to monitoring the immediate area\naround the large flame at the propane leak for secondary fires. On July 6, the fire went out due to lack\nof fuel. At that time, PHMSA, Dixie, and Georgia State agencies began their respective accident\ninvestigations.\nThe cause of the rupture was mechanical damage cause by a third party. Paul McCorkle, the bulldozer\noperator did not call the Georgia Utilities Protection Center (GA 811) to have the pipeline or any other\nutilities located prior to his mechanized digging, which is required by Georgia State law.\nPage 2 of 8\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nFailure Investigation Report – Dixie Pipeline Company 8‐inch Propane Pipeline Release\n07/05/2010\nSystem Details\nDixie Pipeline Company (Dixie) is a subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. (Enterprise), and\noperates within Enterprise’s Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Pipeline & Services business segment, which\nincludes approximately 16,900 miles of propane and propane/ethane blend pipelines. Dixie operates\napproximately 1,306 miles of combined propane pipeline (mainline), storage, and terminal facilities\noriginating in Mont Belvieu, Texas and terminating in Apex, North Carolina. Approximately 1,306 miles\nof the combine mileage is telescoping mainline pipeline and has the following breakdown:\n 10‐inch from Mont Belvieu, Texas to Erwinville, Louisiana; increases to 12‐inch\n 12‐inch from Erwinville, Louisiana to Opelika, Alabama; decreases to 10‐inch\n 10‐inch from Opelika, Alabama to Milner, Georgia; decreases to 8‐inch\n 8‐inch from Milner, Georgia to Cheraw, South Carolina; decreases to 6‐inch\n 6‐inch from Cheraw, South Carolina to Apex, North Carolina\nThe failure occurred on the 8‐inch segment at MP 817.11 between the Norwood Pump Station (MP\n806.39) and the Appling Pump Station (MP 831.76). The failure did not occur in a high consequence area\n(HCA). The maximum operating pressure (MOP) of the segment between Appling and Norwood Pump\nStations was 1,140 psig. The discharge pressure at the Norwood Pump Station, 10¾ miles upstream of\nthe accident, was approximately 847 psig with a flowrate of 1,596 barrels/hour. The pressure at the site\nof the accident was approximately 749 psig, which was 391 psig psig below the MOP.\nThe failed pipe had the following specifications:\n Manufacturer and Year: Stupp Corporation, manufactured in 1961\n Manufacturing Specification: API 5L\n Wall thickness: 0.188‐inch\n Grade: X52\n Longitudinal seam: High frequency electric resistance welded (HF ERW)\n Coating: Coal Tar enamel, tar, glass and felt wrapped (TGF)\nEvents Leading up to the Failure\nAccording to Dixie’s records1\n, a representative from Dixie met with Paul McCorkle on September 20,\n2005, regarding work McCorkle was doing on the Dixie pipeline right‐of‐way (ROW) on McCorkle’s\nproperty at MP 817.1. During this face‐to‐face meeting, Dixie’s representative explained to Paul\nMcCorkle the importance of contacting Dixie prior to working along the pipeline ROW and that no\ndigging was allowed without a Dixie representative or without McCorkle making a ”one‐call” prior to\nexcavating. The report and meeting are described in further detail in the Investigation Findings &\nContributing Factors section of this report.\nThere is no record of Paul McCorkle having made a “one‐call;” i.e. calling the Georgia Utilities Protection\nCenter (Georgia 811) prior to undertaking his earthwork on July 5, 2010, along the Dixie ROW.\nEmergency Response\nDixie Control Center Response\nDixie’s pipeline controllers in its Houston Control Center noticed a potential pipeline system upset at\napproximately 10:40 am on July 5, 2010, when they received two “Pressmon” alarms on the Supervisory\n1 Dixie Pipeline Company Contact Report dated September 20, 2005\nPage 3 of 8\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nFailure Investigation Report – Dixie Pipeline Company 8‐inch Propane Pipeline Release\n07/05/2010\nControl and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. The SCADA system generated “Pressmon” alarms when\nthe pipeline pressure decreased by a predefined percentage between two pressure transmitters on the\npipeline segment. The “Pressmon” alarms were Dixie’s first indication that something was awry within\nthe following areas:\n Norwood Pump Station (MP 806.39) to Appling Pump Station (MP 831.76) pipeline segment and\n Appling Pump Station (MP 831.76) to pressure transmitter D842 (MP 842)\nAt approximately 10:47 am, 6 minutes after receiving the Pressmon alarms, Dixie’s pipeline controllers\nstopped the pumps at the Norwood, Eatonton, Trenton, and Milner Pump Stations (upstream of the\nimpacted segment) and opened up the 6‐inch Opelika Spur (also upstream of the impacted segment) for\ncontinued propane flow to the Albany and Alma (Georgia) terminals. These actions helped reduce the\nflow and pressure at the site of the release.\nAt approximately 10:52:53, Dixie’s pipeline controllers started isolating the Norwood to Appling\nsegment by shutting the upstream motor operated valve at MP 776.5 and the downstream motor\noperated valve at MP 842.24.\nAbout three minutes later, at approximately 10:56 am, the Dixie Control Center received notification of\na possible pipeline explosion via telephone from a Stagecoach Road resident who heard and felt an\nexplosion and observed a mushroom cloud of fire and smoke rising over the tree line west of his\nresidence. The caller provided the accident location to the Dixie Control Center personnel, who then\nnotified the appropriate company emergency response personnel, including the area manager, about\nthe details of the system shutdown.\nAfter receiving the approximate failure location information from the Stagecoach Road resident, Dixie\nwas able to further isolate the impacted segment. Dixie personnel, while traveling to the accident scene,\nprovided over‐the‐phone valve closure instructions to facilitate the closure of an upstream valve at\nRidge Road (MP 811.44) and a downstream valve at Washington Road (MP 818.85). These manually\noperated valves were closed by the Warren County (Georgia) Fire Department and the City of Thomson\nNatural Gas Department, respectively. These valve closures reduced the length of the shutdown\nsegment and thus the time required to burn off the propane in the line.\nAt 12:01 pm EST, Dixie notified the National Response Center (NRC) of the accident (Appendix B).\nLocal emergency Response\nAccording to the time stamp on the Emergency 911 call audio file furnished to PHMSA by McDuffie\nCounty 911 Communications Department, Paul McCorkle made a 911 call at 10:45 am July 5, 2010,\nreporting he had just hit the Dixie pipeline with a bulldozer. Paul McCorkle’s son, Jason McCorkle, who\nresided on the property at 390 Stagecoach Road, also made a 911 call to report the ruptured pipeline\nwithin 60 seconds of his father’s call. Jason McCorkle made his emergency call from his cellular phone\nwhile standing outside of his mobile home, approximately 150 yards north of the rupture. Jason\nMcCorkle’s 911 call ended when the propane exploded killing him. Jason McCorkle died as the result of\nsmoke, soot, and super‐heated gas inhalation according to the McDuffie County Coroner’s report, dated\nJuly 6, 2010.\nThe McDuffie County Fire Service, Station #2 Washington Heights received an alarm at 10:48 am July 5,\n2010, and arrived at the scene at 10:56 am. A total of six fire engines responded to the accident scene\non Stagecoach Road, with 75 fire personnel responding.\nUpon arriving to the accident scene, McDuffie County Fire Service found portions of the approximately\n20 acres burned and McCorkle’s bulldozer situated on the Dixie pipeline in flames (Appendix A). A\nPage 4 of 8\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nFailure Investigation Report – Dixie Pipeline Company 8‐inch Propane Pipeline Release\n07/05/2010\ndouble‐wide mobile home and a small storage building were on fire as well as scattered brush fires. The\nMcDuffie County Fire Service received mutual aid from surrounding county fire departments to control\nthe structure fires and to assist the Georgia Forestry Commission in controlling the woodland/brush\nfires.\nIn addition to the firefighting staff, personnel from the McDuffie County Coroner’s Office, Georgia State\nFire Marshall’s Office, McDuffie County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI),\nDixie Pipeline Company, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) were\non scene. The McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol secured the accident site.\nTwo days after the accident, on July 7, 2010, at approximately 10:30 am, the McDuffie County Fire Chief\n“relieved” all emergency responders due to a \"zero threat\" of secondary fires in the area. Dixie\npersonnel, Dixie’s contract safety personnel, and McDuffie County Sherriff's Deputies remained onsite\nto maintain security around the premises and at the leak and excavation areas.\nThe Georgia State Fire Marshall concluded the bulldozer was the ignition source for the fire and Jason\nMcCorkle died as the result of an accident and not foul play. The GBI concurred with these results.\nSummary of Restart Plan and Return‐to‐Service, Including Preliminary Safety\nMeasures\nPipeline Repair\nDixie made an emergency “one‐call” to the Georgia Utilities Protection Center (Georgia 811) to have\nutilities near the failed section of 8‐inch pipeline located and marked in preparation for the post‐\naccident excavation, pipe inspection and repair plan development. On July 6, 2010, Georgia 811 notified\nDixie that all utilities had been cleared or marked; subsequently Dixie informed PHMSA it was ready to\nproceed with the pipeline repair.\nOn July 7, 2010, Dixie submitted the 8‐in propane pipeline repair plan to PHMSA. The plan included an\novernight nitrogen purge of the pipeline from Washington Road (MP 818.85) to Ridge Road (MP 811.44\nand the use of a flare at Ridge Road to burn off the propane vapors being purged from the pipeline. To\nfacilitate the pipeline purging, Dixie installed a temporary Pipe Line Development Company (PLIDCO)\nclamp at the rupture location to contain the nitrogen during the purging operation.\nPHMSA approved the repair plan on July 7, 2010, but required Dixie to address the following concerns\nbefore the overnight pipeline purge.\n Notify residences near the work activity at both locations that light plants, noise, and intermittent\nflaring was possible\n Notify local emergency responders of the work being done and locations\n Alert the McDuffie County 911 Communications of possible calls from the Ridge Rd area (MP 811.44)\ndue to possible flaring\n Notify local news media of the purging activity\nDixie purged the pipeline section from 10:00 pm July 7 until approximately 6:20 am July 8, 2010. They\nproceeded to cut out and replace 25 feet of the 8‐inch pipe. Through visual assessment, Dixie\ndetermined the 25‐ft cut‐out was a conservative cut‐out length based on the extent of fire‐damaged\ncoal tar coating observed upstream and downstream of the rupture point.\nThe newly installed pipe had the following specifications:\n Manufacturer and Year: Tex‐Tube Company in April 29, 2010\nPage 5 of 8\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\nFailure Investigation Report – Dixie Pipeline Company 8‐inch Propane Pipeline Release\n07/05/2010\n Wall thickness: 0.25‐inch\n Grade: X52\n Longitudinal seam: electric welded resistance (ERW)\n Coating: fusion bonded epoxy (FBE)\nReturn to Service\nDixie successfully completed the pipeline repair on July 8, 2010, and submitted the pipeline refill plan to\nPHMSA for review on July 9, 2010. PHMSA approved the refill plan with no conditions. On July 10, 2010,\nDixie successfully refilled the pipeline section from MP 811.44 to MP 818.85 and returned the pipeline\nto service the same day.\nInvestigation Findings & Contributing Factors\nEvidence from the field investigation by PHMSA and Dixie indicated the pipeline accident occurred due\nto mechanical damage caused by a third party. The Georgia Utilities Protection Center confirmed that\nPaul McCorkle had not made a “one‐call” prior to excavating over the pipeline with his bulldozer.\nGeorgia State law2 requires all excavators to make a “one‐call” before digging to allow utilities to locate\nand mark their underground facilities.\nThe Georgia law reads as follows: §25‐9‐6 Prerequisites to blasting or excavating; marking of sites of the\nGeorgia Utility Facility Protection Act,\n“(a) No person shall commence, perform, or engage in blasting or in excavating with mechanized\nexcavating equipment on any tract or parcel of land in any county in this state unless and until the\nperson planning the blasting or excavating has given 48 hours' notice by submitting a locate request to\nthe UPC, beginning the next business day after such notice is provided, excluding hours during days other\nthan business days. Any person performing excavation is responsible for being aware of all information\ntimely entered into the PRIS prior to the commencement of excavation…”\nBecause Paul McCorkle did not make a “one‐call” prior to his July 5, 2010, excavation work, no\nopportunity was provided to Dixie to mark the exact location of the propane pipeline or to have\nrepresentatives on site during the excavation work.\nPHMSA reviewed the Dixie Pipeline Company Contact Report (Contact Report) dated September 20,\n2005 (Appendix C), which documented a land clearing operation on the Dixie pipeline ROW by Paul\nMcCorkle, as discovered by Dixie’s aerial patrol pilot. The document also recorded a subsequent\nmeeting between Dixie personnel and Paul McCorkle subsequent to the discovery of the work. The\nunedited Contact Report narrative copied below was written by a Dixie Pipeline representative. It\nreferenced a land‐clearing operation being performed by Paul McCorkle on Dixie’s 8‐inch propane\npipeline ROW at MP 817.1 in September 2005. This was essentially the July 5, 2010, accident location:\n“Patrol plane called in a trackhoe parked on the ROW at milepost 817.1. I rode down and found the\ntrackhoe. I finally got in touch with the owner, Paul McCorkle. He was clearing out some of his land\naround the ROW. I explained to him about the importance of contacting us if he is to do any work on or\nnear the ROW. I also told him there is no digging allowed on the ROW without a DPC representative, or a\nGeorgia one call system. He agreed.”\n2 TITLE 25. FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY, CHAPTER 9. BLASTING OR EXCAVATING NEAR UTILITY FACILITIES\nPage 6 of 8\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\nFailure Investigation Report – Dixie Pipeline Company 8‐inch Propane Pipeline Release\n07/05/2010\nConclusions\nOn September 5, 2005, Dixie met with Paul McCorkle to inform him not to dig without notifying Dixie\nand without making a “one call” to the Georgia Utilities Protection Center (now Georgia 811) to allow\nutilities to mark their underground facilities in the area.\nPrior to excavating along the Dixie pipeline on July 5, 2010, Paul McCorkle had not made a “one‐call”\nand had not contacted Dixie Pipeline Company. On July 5, 2010, Paul McCorkle struck the Dixie 8‐inch\npropane pipeline with his bulldozer, creating a 9‐inch by 5‐inch tear in the pipe that allowed pressurized\npropane to vent to the atmosphere.\nOn July 5, 2010, the vented propane ignited and fatally injured Jason McCorkle who died as a result of\nsmoke, soot, and super‐heated gas inhalation.\nPage 7 of 8\n\n<<<PAGE 8>>>\n\nFailure Investigation Report – Dixie Pipeline Company 8‐inch Propane Pipeline Release\n07/05/2010\nAppendices\nA Map and Photographs\nB NRC Report Number\nC Dixie Pipeline Company Contact Report\nPage 8 of 8\n\n<<<PAGE 9>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nLocation Map - Dixie 8-inch Propane Pipeline Accident\nPage 1 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 10>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nThe blue marker indicates the exact accident location\nPage 2 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 11>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nThe view upon entering the 390 Stagecoach Road property on July 5, 2010\nStorage building on fire with the propane pipeline fire raging in the background\nPage 3 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 12>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nDoublewide mobile home on fire\nJeep smoldering with the propane pipeline fire in the background\nPage 4 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 13>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nBrush fires were prevalent within the wooded area of the 20-acre property\nThe propane fire totally engulfed the bulldozer and burned the surrounding trees\nPage 5 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 14>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nThe propane fire intensity diminished due to closed valves at Ridge Road and Washington Road\nLooking upstream: Dixie’s right-of-way width was apparent in this photo\nPage 6 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 15>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nThe fire totally destroyed the Jeep\nThe fire totally destroyed the storage building and the mobile home (on left)\nPage 7 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 16>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nAdditional photo of destroyed mobile home\nLooking upstream: Paul McCorkle’s bulldozer on the Dixie 8-inch propane pipeline right-of-way\nPage 8 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 17>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nPaul McCorkle’s bulldozer at the accident location\nBulldozer blade at rest on the Dixie 8-inch pipeline\nPage 9 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 18>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nThe bulldozer strike created a 9-inch (longitudinal) by 5-inch (circumferential) tear in the 8-inch pipe\nEvidence of a melted pipeline marker (from fire) immediately downstream of the bulldozer\nPage 10 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 19>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nPhoto above zoomed in: The square hole with yellow paint on the edge indicated the location of the\npipeline marker post before the fire; the fire appeared to have melted the metal sign(s). The two bolts\nused to connect the sign(s) to the post remained intact\nPage 11 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 20>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nAerial view of the 390 Stagecoach Road property after the propane fire\nAerial photo above zoomed in: 390 Stagecoach Road property after the propane fire\nPage 12 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 21>>>\n\nAppendix A Maps and Photographs\nAerial photo of bulldozer at the accident location and the graded road on the Dixie 8-inch propane\npipeline right-of-way\nPage 13 of 13\n\n<<<PAGE 22>>>\n\nPage 1 of 2\nNATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER 1-800-424-8802\n*** For Public Use ***\nInformation released to a third party shall comply with any\napplicable federal and/or state Freedom of Information and Privacy Laws\nIncident Report # 946588\nINCIDENT DESCRIPTION\n*Report taken at 12:01 on 05-JUL-10\nIncident Type: PIPELINE\nIncident Cause: UNKNOWN\nAffected Area:\nThe incident occurred on 05-JUL-10 at 10:00 local time.\nAffected Medium: AIR ATMOSPHERE\n____________________________________________________________________________\nSUSPECTED RESPONSIBLE PARTY\nOrganization: EPCO\nHOUSTON, TX\nType of Organization: PRIVATE ENTERPRISE\n____________________________________________________________________________\nINCIDENT LOCATION\nSTAGECOACH RD & ROXBORO RD County: MCDUFFIE\nCity: THOMPSON State: GA\n____________________________________________________________________________\nRELEASED MATERIAL(S)\nCHRIS Code: PRP Official Material Name: PROPANE\nAlso Known As:\nQty Released: 8844 BARREL(S)\n____________________________________________________________________________\nDESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT\nCALLER IS REPORTING BACK HOE THAT STRUCK AN UNDERGROUND PIPELINE, MATERIAL WAS\nRELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE MATERIAL CAUGHT ON FIRE. A PRELIMINARY REPORT\nSTATED THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES REPORTED.\n____________________________________________________________________________\nINCIDENT DETAILS\nPipeline Type: FLOW\nDOT Regulated: YES\nPipeline Above/Below Ground: BELOW\nExposed or Under Water: NO\nPipeline Covered: UNKNOWN\n____________________________________________________________________________\nDAMAGES\nFire Involved: YES Fire Extinguished: UNKNOWN\nINJURIES: NO Hospitalized: Empl/Crew: Passenger:\nFATALITIES: YES Empl/Crew: Passenger: Occupant:\nEVACUATIONS: NO Who Evacuated: Radius/Area:\nDamages: UNKNOWN\nLength of Direction of\nClosure Type Description of Closure Closure Closure\nAir: N\nRoad: Y ROXBORO RD, STAGECOACH RD Major\nArtery: N\nWaterway: N\nTrack: N\nPassengers Transferred: NO\nEnvironmental Impact: UNKNOWN\nMedia Interest: NONE Community Impact due to Material:\n____________________________________________________________________________\nREMEDIAL ACTIONS\nINVESTIGATION UNDERWAY. PIPELINE SHUT IN/BLOCKED IN.\n\n<<<PAGE 23>>>\n\nPage 2 of 2\nRelease Secured: YES\nRelease Rate:\nEstimated Release Duration:\n____________________________________________________________________________\nWEATHER\nWeather: PARTLY CLOUDY, 83ºF Wind speed: 9 MPH Wind directi\n____________________________________________________________________________\nADDITIONAL AGENCIES NOTIFIED\nFederal: NONE\nState/Local: EMS, FD\nState/Local On Scene: EMS, FD\nState Agency Number: NONE\n____________________________________________________________________________\nNOTIFICATIONS BY NRC\nUSCG ICC (ICC ONI)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nDHS CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL (GEORGIA COMMAND CENTER)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nDHS CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL (GEORGIA COMMAND CENTER CON'T)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nDHS PROTECTIVE SECURITY ADVISOR (PSA DESK)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nDHS SOUTH CAROLINA FUSION CENTER (LE SENSITIVE ADVISORS & LIASON PROGRAM)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nDOT CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nU.S. EPA IV (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:10\nUSCG NATIONAL COMMAND CENTER (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:11\nGA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (COMMAND CENTER)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nGA U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nGULF STRIKE TEAM (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nINFO ANALYSIS & INFRA PROTECTION (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nNATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE COORD CTR (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nNATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE COORD CTR (INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nNOAA RPTS FOR GA (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nNATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER HQ (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:11\nNTSB PIPELINE (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nHOMELAND SEC COORDINATION CENTER (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nPIPELINE & HAZMAT SAFETY ADMIN (OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY (AUTO))\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nGEORGIA EMERGENCY MNGMT AGENCY (MAIN OFFICE)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\nUSCG DISTRICT 7 (ATTN: LCDR MARTIN MUELLER)\n05-JUL-10 12:09\n____________________________________________________________________________\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION\nCALLER HAD NO ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.\n___________________________________________________________________________\n*** END INCIDENT REPORT # 946588 ***\n\n<<<PAGE 24>>>\n\nDPC-77(Rev.1I03)\nDIXIE PIPELINE COMPANY\nCONTACT REPORT\nDistribution: .�.J\nDistrict Manager iIfIjfiI(f\n( r) Engineering\nMaintSupv\nLOCATION:\nLine Section IMilner to SC line\nI State/Location Code 124--578\nRIW TractlT-8 I Alignment Sheet No. 11540f211 I RIW Inv. No. 143152+31\nCounty / Parish Mcduffie I State IGA. I Landmark !Stasgecoach rd.\ne!!JRTI'-/e!!J!:l.T�:\nDixie Pipeline Representative IBobby Williams\nI\nI MP 1817.1\nTOI I\nOthers:\nName Paul Mccorkle Name\nAddress POBox 1198 Address\nThomson, Georgia 30824\nPhone (706) 595-1550 Phone\nRepresenting Interstate Equipment Representing\nGENERAL. I!:l.EORMA Tl(m ..\nPatrolplane called in a trackhoeI!.arked on the ROW at milepost 817.1. I rode down and found the trackhoe. I finaUygot in touch with\nthe owner, Paul Mccorlde. He was clearing out some of his land around the ROW. I explained to him about the importance of contacting us\nif he is to do any work on or near the ROW. I also told him there is no digging allowed on the ROW without a DPe represenative,\nor a Georgia one call system. He agreed.\n[HI§}. Bf:.eQR[:\nAerial Report 1181 Yes 0 No Date 09/20/05\nDate of Contact 09/20/05\nCrossing Report DPC-26-9 lOis Attached 181 NIA\nVIR Report DPC-270 Required 10 Yes 181 No\nDate of Report 09123/05\nPrepared By Bobby Williams","truncated":false,"body_characters":28344}