"MARKWEST JAVELINA PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC"
gas_transmission Incident — — March 16, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 16, 2015 |
| Operator | "MARKWEST JAVELINA PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC" |
| Commodity | OTHER GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 27.80596, -97.48380 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER INCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | UNKNOWN |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,500,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"THE RG-210 20"" PLANT INLET GAS PIPELINE EXPERIENCED A LEAK IN A BORED ROAD CROSSING. LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS NOTIFIED MARKWEST JAVELINA PERSONNEL AND APPROXIMATELY 10 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED FROM A LOCAL BUSINESS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE PIPE SECTION WAS ISOLATED AND DE-PRESSURED TO A FLARE. THE BORED CROSSING WAS REPLACED AND THE LINE WAS RE-COMMISSIONED."
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.