TORRANCE VALLEY PIPELINE COMPANY LLC

Incident Narrative

ON APRIL 13, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 06:42 P.M. PST, UPON ARRIVAL AT EMIDIO STATION, STATION OPERATOR DISCOVERED INJECTION PUMP #3 LEAKING, RELEASING APPROXIMATELY 27.75 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL; 26.75 BARRELS ONTO THE BERMED PUMP PAD AND 1 BARREL ONTO SOIL. THE OPERATOR RESPONDED BY CONTACTING THE PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER TO SHUT DOWN THE PUMP. AS AN ADDITIONAL PRECAUTION, THE OPERATOR CLOSED THE MANUAL VALVE FROM TANK 3000X08 FURTHER ISOLATING THE PUMP. DUE TO EXCEEDING THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY OF 5 BARRELS, AT APPROXIMATELY 07:33 P.M. PST, NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO CAL OES, REPORT NUMBER 19-2438. IN ADDITION, LOCAL CUPA WAS NOTIFIED. RELEASED PRODUCT WAS QUICKLY RECOVERED AND CLEANED UP; CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS RECOVERED AND PROPERLY DISPOSED. THE FAILED PUMP WAS REPAIRED AND RESUMED OPERATION THE FOLLOWING MORNING ON APRIL 14, 2019. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE CAUSE OF THE PUMP FAILURE AND THE RESULTS WILL BE REPORTED IN A SUPPLEMENT REPORT TO THIS ORIGINAL 7000.1 REPORT. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CORRECTION TO ORIGINAL REPORT NARRATIVE: THE FAILED PD PUMP COVER WAS REPLACED AND THE PUMP RESUMED OPERATION THE FOLLOWING MORNING ON APRIL 14, 2019. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE CAUSE OF THE PUMP COVER FAILURE... SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL REPORT UPDATES: PART E - ADDITIONAL OPERATING INFORMATION, QUESTION 7, 7A, 7B - CHANGED FROM YES TO NO PART G6 - EQUIPMENT FAILURE, QUESTION 6 - EQUIPMENT FAILURE SUB-CAUSE: SELECTED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION; DESELECTED OTHER AND REMOVED UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR DESCRIPTION PART H NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT- THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION CAUSING INTERNAL COMPONENT (JAM NUT) TO LOOSEN AND DAMAGE THE LINER COVER. AFTER THE FAILURE OF THIS EQUIPMENT, MITIGATIVE ACTION TAKEN WAS TO INSPECT ALL PD PUMP JAM NUTS AT ALL FACILITIES TO ENSURE TIGHTNESS. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSPECTION OF THE JAM NUTS HAS BEEN ADDED TO A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE TO BE INSPECTED ANNUALLY. THIS CONCLUDES THE INVESTIGATION AND ACTIONS TAKEN FOR THIS INCIDENT.