PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates30.16001, -93.34037

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 19:20 ON 9/11/2021, AN OPERATOR WAS COMPLETING HIS DAILY ROUNDS WHEN HE NOTICED THE MIXER SEAL ON MIXER 2802, ON TANK 28 WAS LEAKING. THE MIXER WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AND THE LEAK WAS NO LONGER ACTIVE. THE OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN REMEDIATION EFFORTS AND NOTIFIED SUPERVISION. ALL CLEANUP WAS COMPLETED BY FACILITY PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS. THE RELEASE WAS COMPLETELY CONTAINED ON OPERATOR PROPERTY. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MIXER SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE SEAL. THE MIXER WAS LOCKED OUT UNTIL A REPAIR COULD BE MADE. 09/30/2024 - UPDATED BY PHMSA PER OPERATOR APPROVAL.

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.

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