TESORO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 9, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 9, 2020 |
| Operator | TESORO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, LLC |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.77679, -118.21163 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | PUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $50 |
| Emergency Response | $1,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON JANUARY 9TH, 2020 AT 12:30PM, LOCAL OPERATIONS DISCOVERED A LEAK DURING AN INTERNAL TANK TO TANK TRANSFER. PRODUCT PUMP #3 HAD A SEAL FAILURE RELEASING 12 GALLONS OF DIESEL INTO THE PUMP BASE CONTAINMENT AND ONTO SECONDARY CONCRETE CONTAINMENT. THE PUMP WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE SPILL WAS PROPERLY CLEANED UP. AFTER INSPECTING THE PUMP, IT WAS DETERMINED A TEFLON RING COMPONENT OF A SEAL WAS DAMAGED. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THE SEAL POT DRAIN PIPING WAS CLOGGED. THE TEFLON RING WAS REPLACED, AND A LARGER DIAMETER PIPE WAS INSTALLED ON THE SEAL POT DRAIN ENSURING BETTER FLOW TO THE SUMP.
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.