MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorMAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates43.13593, -93.35276

Cause

CauseMATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD
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 10:00 ON MARCH 23, 2021, MAGELLAN OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WERE CONDUCTING A FACILITY INSPECTION WHEN PRODUCT WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE TANK 1321 3"" PUMP BACK LINE. THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND CLEANUP ACTIVITIES WERE INITIATED. THE SOURCE OF THE PRODUCT WAS DISCOVERED TO BE A SMALL CRACK IN THE FILLET WELD OF THE 3"" PUMP BACK LINE WHERE THE PIPE SUPPORT HAD FALLEN. THE PIPING WAS REPLACED AND THE PIPE SUPPORT WAS MODIFIED TO BE ADJUSTABLE AND PROPERLY SUPPORT THE LINE.

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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