# ARCO PIPE LINE COMPANY — Gas transmission and gathering — incident on 1984-08-05

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- **citation:** PHMSA Report 19840964
- **title:** ARCO PIPE LINE COMPANY — Gas transmission and gathering — incident on 1984-08-05
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 1984-08-05
- **effective on:** 1984-08-05
- **summary:** Gas transmission and gathering incident in MONT BELVIEU, CHAMBERS County, TX. Reported cause: OTHER. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries, $52 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.
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Gas transmission and gathering incident in MONT BELVIEU, CHAMBERS County, TX. Reported cause: OTHER. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries, $52 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

Report number: 19840964.

Operator ID: 809.

Reported incident date: 19840805.

Cause detail: STATIC ELECTRICITYWHILE DEPRESSING A METER CAVITY IN ORDER TO REMOVE AN ORIFICE PLATE AND UPON INITIAL OPENING OF THE BLEEDER VALVE, AN APPARENT STATIC ELECTRICAL CHARGE IGNITEDTHE ETHYLENE.
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