"FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 31, 2022
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 31, 2022 |
| Operator | "FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LC" |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 45.71698, -94.02993 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING-RELATED (NOT GIRTH WELD OR OTHER WELDS FORMED IN THE FIELD) |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $11,100 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 10/31/2022 FLINT HILLS RESOURCES WAS ON SITE PERFORMING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DIG. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:05 THE DIG CREW OBSERVED CONTAMINATED SOIL AND NOTIFIED THE PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER. AT 11:18 THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE SEGMENT WAS ISOLATED. A SMALL THROUGH WALL DEFECT WAS CONFIRMED AT THE AREA OF THE PLANNED MAINTENANCE LOCATION. THE PLANNED REPAIR WAS COMPLETED UTILIZING A TYPE-B SLEEVE, AND THE LINE WAS RESTARTED AT 23:14 ON 10/31/2022. BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF SOIL ACTIVELY BEING REMOVED, ANTICIPATED LAB TESTING, CONTRACTOR AND FILL MATERIAL COSTS, IT WAS INITIALLY DETERMINED THAT COST COULD POTENTIALLY REACH THE PHMSA REPORTABLE THRESHOLD OF $50,000. ACCORDINGLY, A NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER AT 12:02 ON 10/31/2022. TIME STAMP OF THE INITIAL NRC NOTIFICATION WAS 12:17, HOWEVER FLINT HILLS RESOURCES WAS ON HOLD FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BEFORE BEING CONNECTED TO A REPRESENTATIVE."
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.