FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 45.01444, -92.95278 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 8/9/2022 FLINT HILLS RESOURCES WAS ON SITE PERFORMING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DIG. AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 THE DIG CREW OBSERVED CONTAMINATED SOIL AND NOTIFIED THE PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER. AT 13:08 THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE SEGMENT WAS ISOLATED. THE PLANNED REPAIR WAS COMPLETED UTILIZING A TYPE-B SLEEVE, AND THE LINE WAS RESTARTED AT 22:02 ON 8/9/2022. EXCAVATION, SOIL REMOVAL AND SITE REMEDIATION CONTINUED THROUGH 8/10/2022. BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF SOIL ACTIVELY BEING REMOVED, ANTICIPATED LAB TESTING, CONTRACTOR AND FILL MATERIAL COSTS, IT WAS DETERMINED ON 8/10/2022 THAT COST COULD POTENTIALLY REACH THE PHMSA REPORTABLE THRESHOLD OF $50,000 BASED ON THE ANTICIPATED SCOPE. ACCORDINGLY, A NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER AT 17:25 ON 8/10/2022.
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.