MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC

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Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorMARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates39.29140, -87.73630

Cause

CauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON MARATHON PIPE LINE'S ROBINSON - LIMA 10"" PRODUCTS PIPELINE SYSTEM RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED 300 BARRELS OF DIESEL FUEL BEING RELEASED. THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE WAS THIRD PARTY DAMAGE BY AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT. THE THIRD PARTY DAMAGE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE OCCURRED ONE TO TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE PIPELINE RUPTURE. THE ACCIDENT LOCATION WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED WITH NEW PIPE AND THE PIPELINE SYSTEM RETURNED TO SERVICE. AS PART OF THE REPAIR, A LINE LOWERING WAS COMPLETED. AS REQUIRED BY PART A. QUESTION 6. A SECOND NRC REPORT 1294077 WAS SUBMITTED TO SATISFY THE 48 HR. UPDATE REQUIREMENT. UPDATES MADE TO QUESTIONS: D.5.B G. 17

About This Pipeline Incident

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