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PHMSA Report 19840964
ARCO PIPE LINE COMPANY — Gas transmission and gathering — incident on 1984-08-05
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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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