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GENESIS PIPELINE USA, L.P.

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Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorGENESIS PIPELINE USA, L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.74327, -90.60155

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage—
Lost Commodity—
Public/Private Damage—
Emergency Response—
Environmental Remediation—
Other Costs—

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Incident Narrative

ON 8/1/2018, GENESIS PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS PREPARED TO REMOVE AN INOPERABLE 36"" VALVE AT TANK 520 IN THE RACELAND RAIL FACILITY. THE VALVE IS LOCATED WITHIN A 12' X 15' X 7' VAULT OPEN TO THE ATMOSPHERE. PRIOR TO DISCONNECTION, TANK 520 WAS EVACUATED OF PRODUCT AND DOWNSTREAM VALVES WERE LOCKED USING LOTO PROCEDURE. A CONTRACTOR (PCM) WAS USED TO OPERATE A CRANE TO LIFT THE VALVE DURING THE UNBOLTING AND REMOVAL OF THE VALVE. DURING THE UNBOLTING PROCESS, THE CREW NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF PRODUCT RELEASED FROM THE FLANGE. THE BOLTS WERE TIGHTENED AND THE PUMP WAS RUN UNTIL THE FLOW RATE SHOWED NO PRODUCT FLOWING. THE VALVE WAS AGAIN UNBOLTED AND THE LIFTING BY CRANE WAS BEGUN. THE PIPE BEGIN TO LEAK INTO A DRIP PAN BUT SOON IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE VOLUME WAS GREATER THAN ANTICIPATED. THE RELEASE WAS TOTALLY CONTAINED INSIDE THE VAULT AREA. A VAC TRUCK WAS CALLED IN TO REMOVE THE PRODUCT AND IT ARRIVED AT 06:00 ON 8/2/18. THE TOTAL RELEASE WAS ESTIMATED AT 40 BBLS. THE CONTAINMENT AREA WAS CLEANED AND THE REPLACEMENT VALVE WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. SUPPLEMENTAL (12/6/18): ADDED THE CORRECT DATE OF MANUFACTURE FOR THE VALVE (PART C QUESTION 3J) AMENDED PART G6 EXPLANATION AND SUB-CAUSE. AMENDED PART G6, 3 SUB-CAUSE TO "" FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURE.

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