EXPRESS HOLDINGS (USA), LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | EXPRESS HOLDINGS (USA), LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.58426, -99.78724 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON NOVEMBER 28, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:54 PM CST FREE OIL AND CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS DISCOVERED IN AN INTEGRITY DIG EXCAVATION AT MP 395 ON LINE 41 UPSTREAM OF HOLDREGE STATION. THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND OPERATIONS MOBILIZED PERSONNEL WITH THE SPILL RESPONSE TRAILER AND LEAK CLAMP. AT 1:30 PM CST IT WAS DETERMINED THAT REPAIRS COULD EXCEED THE $50,000 REPORTING THRESHOLD IF IT WAS A CONFIRMED RELEASE. AT 2:43 PM CST ENBRIDGE PERSONNEL ARRIVED AT THE DIG SITE AND CONFIRMED THE POTENTIAL RELEASE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OF OIL RELEASED. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 2:45 PM CST ON NOVEMBER 28, 2018 (NRC# 1231534). AT 3:42 PM CST IT WAS INITIALLY ESTIMATED THAT ONE BARREL OF OIL WAS RELEASED WITH THE AMOUNT OF FREE OIL OF ONE PINT. AFTER EXCAVATION OF THE CONTAMINATED SOIL THAT MEASURED 36' LONG BY 4' DEEP BY 3' WIDE IT WAS CALCULATED THAT 1.5 BARRELS OF OIL WAS RELEASED. THE 48 HOUR UPDATE WAS PROVIDED TO THE NRC AT 4:58 PM CST ON NOVEMBER 29, 2018 (NRC#1231647). UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A THROUGH WALL CRACK IN THE LONG SEAM. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED BY WELDING A FULL ENCIRCLEMENT SLEEVE (TYPE B) ON THE PIPELINE. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO THE SYSTEM AND WAS RECOVERED AS CONTAMINATED SOIL. APPROXIMATELY 34 TONS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL HAS BEEN PROPERLY DISPOSED OF AT AN APPROVED LANDFILL.
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.