TALLGRASS PONY EXPRESS PIPELINE, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | TALLGRASS PONY EXPRESS PIPELINE, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.65295, -103.03313 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2019 AT APPROX. 0946 MST, AN OPERATIONS EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING A 22"" PIG LAUNCH OF A PIG PRELOADED THE DAY BEFORE. THE EMPLOYEE MISSED THE ALARM NOTIFICATION CALL INITIATED BY THE LAKEWOOD, CO OCC. UPON SEEING THE MISSED CALL AND RETURNING THE CALL OCC INFORMED THE OPERATIONS EMPLOYEE THAT THE SUMP WAS AT HIGH HIGH AND PROCEEDED BACK TO THE SUMP. UPON ARRIVING AT THE SUMP AT APPROX. 1002 MST, THE OPERATIONS EMPLOYEE NOTICED THAT THE T-7200 SUMP WAS OVERFLOWING AND CALLED OCC AT 1003 MST AND TOLD THEM TO SHUT DOWN THE STATION. THE OPERATIONS EMPLOYEE THEN WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE 22"" PIG LAUNCHER AND SAW THAT VALVE #1407 WAS CLOSED BUT VALVE #1407B WAS OPEN. THE OPERATIONS EMPLOYEE THEN CLOSED VALVE #1407B AND ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF OIL TO T-7200 SUMP. AT APPROXIMATELY 1006 MST THE OPERATIONS EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED THE STERLING OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR THAT THERE WAS OIL ON THE GROUND AND PROCEEDED TO INITIATE CONTAINMENT AND CLEANUP OPERATIONS. CLEANUP COMMENCED APPROXIMATELY 1115 MT.
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.