SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 12, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 12, 2021 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.98948, -94.00508 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $500 |
| Emergency Response | $1,600 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 7/12/21 AT 8:00AM WHILE FILLING THE RECEIVER TRAP FOR AN INCOMING CLEANING PIG, OPERATORS NOTICED THAT THE PIG TRAP SUMP HAD OVERFILLED. APPROXIMATELY 21 GALLONS OF CRUDE HAD OVERFLOWED ONTO THE GROUND. THE OPERATORS IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE SUMP VALVE AND DRAINED THE SUMP. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS PICKED UP AND CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FOR REMEDIATION. AFTER DISCUSSION AND DETERMINATION ON WHETHER THIS WAS MAINTENANCE RELATED OR NOT, A CALL WAS PLACED TO THE TX RRC ON 7/13/21 AT 1:20. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WORK PLAN WAS NOT PROPERLY FOLLOWED, AND THE VALVE WAS LEFT OPEN TO CAUSE THE RELEASE. FIELD PERSONNEL WERE INSTRUCTED AND RETRAINED TO MAKE SURE THEY FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES AND WORK PLAN."
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.