SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 15, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 15, 2021 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.75213, -75.95976 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $172,055 |
| Emergency Response | $91,826 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 12/15/21 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:12AM, A CONTRACTOR CREW WAS PERFORMING ILI ANOMALY VALIDATION DIG WORK. AS THE CREW PREPARED THE PIPELINE FOR ASSESSMENT, LIGHTLY SANDBLASTING THE PIPE, A LEAK DEVELOPED ON THE PIPELINE. THE CREW MADE NOTIFICATIONS TO SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE. THE SEGMENT WAS ISOLATED WITH REMOTE VALVES AND PRESSURE ALLOWED TO BLEED OFF TO THE DOWNSTREAM FACILITY. THE PIPELINE WAS THEN FURTHER ISOLATED WITH REMOTE OPERATED AND MANUAL VALVES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LEAK OCCURRED, CONTRACTOR CREW PLACED ABSORBENT PADS IN THE DITCH TO ASSIST WITH PRODUCT COLLECTION. OSRO WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSIST WITH THE PRODUCT CLEAN UP AND RECOVERY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION THRESHOLD WOULD BE MET, AND A CALL WAS PLACED TO THE NRC AT 12:18PM (NRC # 1324588). APPROXIMATELY 9.5 BARRELS OF GASOLINE WAS RELEASED ONTO THE GROUND. THE PIPELINE WAS IN A LOCATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD WITH SHALLOW COVER. CONSIDERATION FOR THIS LED TO A DECISION TO REMOVE AND REPLACE A 323-FOOT-LONG SECTION OF PIPELINE ACROSS THE AGRICULTURAL FIELD TO RESTORE PROPER DEPTH OF COVER."
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.