FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LC

Incident Narrative

ON APRIL 25, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:24AM, A FLASHFIRE OCCURRED AT THE FLINT HILLS RESOURCES CLEARBROOK TERMINAL WHILE A CREW WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL A NEWLY FABRICATED T-SECTION OF PIPING. THE FLASH FIRE OCCURRED AS THE CREWS WERE PREPARING THE EXISTING PIPE FACE FOR WELDING, WHICH INVOLVED BACK BEVELING USING A TORCH. WORK WAS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY ON SITE PERSONNEL. THE FIRE RESULTED IN ONE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING SECOND DEGREE BURNS. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND WAS DISCHARGED LATER THAT DAY. AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, APPROXIMATELY 2 CUPS OF CRUDE OIL WERE OBSERVED IN THE EXCAVATION. THE CRUDE OIL WAS CLEANED UP AND THE CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS DISPOSED OF. NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO THE NRC AND MINNESOTA DUTY OFFICER. AFTER THE INCIDENT, FHR DEVELOPED A NEW ISOLATION AND EXECUTION PLAN THAT WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PIPELINE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (PHMSA) AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PIPELINE SAFETY (MNOPS). THE NEW T-SECTION WAS INSTALLED 05/01/2024, AND THE LINE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 05/02/2024. A FAILURE ANALYSIS IS BEING CONDUCTED BY A THIRD-PARTY COMPANY, WITH FEEDBACK PROVIDED BY PHMSA AND MNOPS.