DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 5, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 5, 2018 |
| Operator | DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.48095, -94.83635 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $8,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
DELIVERY STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 12AM THROUGH THE LINE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 3AM, THE CONTROL ROOM OPERATORS SAW A MIST SPRAYING OUT OF THE PUMP AREA VIA THE SECURITY CAMERAS AND SHUT THE PIPELINE DOWN. A CALL WAS IMMEDIATELY MADE TO LOCAL OPERATORS TO GO VERIFY WHAT WAS SEEN ON THE CONTROL ROOM SECURITY CAMERAS. AT APPROXIMATELY 4AM DELEK LOGISTICS PERSONNEL CAME WITH A SPILL KIT AND BUILT AN EARTHEN DAM TO CONTAIN THE SPILL. A 10 FOOT SOCK BOOM WAS ALSO DEPLOYED AND ABSORBENT MATERIAL WAS SPREAD OUT. THE APPROXIMATE AREA OF THE SPILL WAS 250 FEET SOUTHEAST BY 2 FEET WIDE. A VAC TRUCK ARRIVED ON SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30AM TO SUCK UP CONTAMINATED SOIL. TO PREVENT THIS FAILURE FROM OCCURRING AGAIN, DELEK LOGISTICS INSTALLED A NEW HEAVY GAUGE NIPPLE AND SENT THE FAILED NIPPLE IN FOR METALLURGICAL FAILURE ANALYSIS.
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.