"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 26, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 26, 2020 |
| Operator | "PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 27.82195, -97.51437 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $686 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"APPROXIMATELY 1 BARREL OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED FROM METER 331 AT CORPUS CHRIST WEST TERMINAL. THE INCIDENT WAS FIRST DISCOVERED AT 13:37, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT DETERMINED TO BE DOT REPORTABLE UNTIL AFTER 14:42 WHEN IT WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE LEFT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE CALL PLACED TO NRC WAS DETERMINED TO NOT BE REQUIRED BY 195.52, IT WAS MADE OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO INCORRECT OPERATIONS WHEN AN EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING METER PROVING ACTIVITIES AND LEFT A VALVE IN THE WRONG POSITION. TO PREVENT FUTURE RELEASES PAA WILL REVIEW THE OPERATOR QUALIFICATION (OQ) PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED THE METER PROVING COVERED TASK (CT) ARE QUALIFIED."
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.