"ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 23, 2022
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 23, 2022 |
| Operator | "ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP" |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.94296, -88.64723 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | OTHER INCORRECT OPERATION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $21,640 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON JUNE 23, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:20 PM CDT, WHILE PERFORMING OPEN SYSTEM MAINTENANCE WORK, CREWS EXPERIENCED A RELEASE OF 7 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WITHIN MANIFOLD 201 AT FLANAGAN TERMINAL DUE TO A PASSING ISOLATION VALVE. INCOMING AND OUTGOING LINES AT FLANAGAN TERMINAL WERE ALREADY SHUT DOWN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. PLM CREWS WERE ON-SITE WITH VAC TRUCKS TO RECOVER IMPACTED SOIL. A CONTRACTOR WAS ALSO MOBILIZED WITH ADDITIONAL CLEAN UP AND RECOVERY EQUIPMENT. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED ON JUNE 23, 2022 AT 3:05 PM CDT (REPORT #1339619). A 48-HOUR NRC NOTIFICATION WAS MADE ON JUNE 25, 2022 AT 12:11 PM CDT (REPORT #1339763). THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE WAS DUE TO INCORRECTLY DISASSEMBLING A FLANGE CONNECTION ON VALVE 201-V-2023. THE VALVE WAS REPAIRED, AND ALL LINES WERE RETURNED TO SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY 12 YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FROM THE RELEASE SITE."
About This Pipeline Incident
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