{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Report 19860013","title":"FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO — Gas transmission and gathering — incident on 1985-12-19","source_type":"incident","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"1985-12-19","effective_on":"1985-12-19","summary":"Gas transmission and gathering incident in STOCKTON, BALDWIN County, AL. Reported cause: OTHER. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $50,000 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.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-incident-a7af63f82acb3bf715ef9b19.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-incident-a7af63f82acb3bf715ef9b19.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-incident-a7af63f82acb3bf715ef9b19","source_url":"https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/27nc-rsge/files/bea0164f-672a-475e-986b-8e45e9634dbf?download=true&filename=Gas%20Transmission%20%26%20Gathering%20Incident%20Data%20-%20mid%201984%20to%202001.zip","body":"Gas transmission and gathering incident in STOCKTON, BALDWIN County, AL. Reported cause: OTHER. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $50,000 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.\n\nReport number: 19860013.\n\nOperator ID: 5304.\n\nReported incident date: 19851219.\n\nCause detail: THIS BREAK OCCURED BETWEEN FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY'S MAINLINA VALVES 11-2 AND 11-3. VALVE 11-2 IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC OPERATOR WITH LINE BREAK CONTROLS. VALVE 11-2 CLOSED AUTOMATICALLY. VALVE 11-3 IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A POWER OPERATOR AND WAS CLOSED MANUALLY BY A F.G.T CO. EMPLOYEE FROM THE NEAREST PIPELINE WAREHOUSE AT JAY FLORIDA. THE GAS DIDNOT IGNITE AND VERY LITTLE DAMAGE WASDONE TO PROPERTY ADJACENT TO OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE SURROUNDING AREA WAS REMOTE TIMBER LAND AND THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS JUST SOIL BLOWN ONTO THE SURROUNDTREES. THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE BREAK WAS STRESS CORROSION. A SAMPLE OF THE PIPE THAT RUPTURED WILL BE SENT TO A LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS TO VERIFY THE CAUSE. THE PIPE WAS COATED AND HAS BEEN CATHODICALLY PROTECTED SINCE CONSTRUCTION.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1237}