"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 1, 2022
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 1, 2022 |
| Operator | "MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.60205, -96.14833 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $6,300 |
| Emergency Response | $188,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON MARCH 1, 2022 AT 7:00, MAGELLAN OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ARRIVED AT THE BARNSDALL TERMINAL AND DISCOVERED PRODUCT LEAKING FROM AN OPEN 1/2"" BLEEDER VALVE ON THE TANK 1213 TANK LINE. THE BLEEDER VALVE WAS CLOSED AND CLEANUP ACTIVITIES WERE INITIATED. THE BLEEDER VALVE HAD BEEN OPENED THE PREVIOUS DAY WHILE DRAIN UP ACTIVITIES WERE PERFORMED. OVERNIGHT, THE TANK VALVE (THAT WAS LOCKED CLOSED DURING THE DRAIN UP THE DAY BEFORE) LEAKED BY WHICH ALLOWED PRODUCT TO FILL THE PREVIOUSLY EVACUATED TANK LINE AND LEAK FROM THE OPEN BLEEDER VALVE. FOLLOWING THE RELEASE, THE LO/TO PROCEDURE (5.05-ADM-067) WAS REVIEWED WITH THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE, WITH EMPHASIS THAT ALL CONTROL POINTS MUST BE ATTENDED DURING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES."
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.